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McCownGordon Construction has earned the construction-management contract for UMKC's $120 million Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building, a key fixture in the university's planned transformation of its Hospital Hill facilities. The construction company, which previously completed University Health's nearby medical office…
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Posted September 11, 2023 Kansas State University unveiled the new K-State NextGen Strategic Plan after experiencing more than a year in development. In development since July 2022, the NextGen strategic plan conducted 10,000 surveys, interviews, focus groups and listening sessions…
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Posted September 11, 2023 The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has hired Susan Klusmeier, Ed.D. as the new chief of staff, the nonprofit announced Friday. Klusmeier will begin her new role effective on September 18, 2023. Previously, Klusmeier worked in higher…
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Posted August 16, 2023 The University of Kansas unveiled plans for the Gateway District, including rendering for the new football stadium. Architectural renderings of the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium shared Tuesday show the new updates to the athletic complex.…
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Posted August 14, 2023 Wichita State University announced the results of its 2022 Economic Impact Study, showing its total economic impact in Kansas in 2021 reached $1.3 billion. According to the study published earlier in August, WSU and WSU Tech’s…
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Posted August 8, 2023 The University of Kansas has announced Turner Construction as the selection for the construction manager in the Gateway Project and David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. In a release published Monday, KU cited Turner as the No.…
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Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace, a Kansas City native and former cabinet member for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, has been named as the next CEO of the Ewing M. Kauffman Foundation. Burns-Wallace, who has worked in business, public-sector and higher education roles,…
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Posted July 17, 2023 Federal student loan interest rates for the 2023-24 academic year are the highest they’ve been in at least a decade, according to a report by NerdWallet. In the 2009-10 school year, Interest rates for undergraduate direct…
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Posted July 17, 2023 Wichita State University announced Monday it will update the College of Engineering in time for the fall 2023 semester, allowing grads to gain their professional license in-state or elsewhere. Based on employers' and alumni feedback, the…
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The University of Missouri System’s four campuses will receive approximately $488 million in core funding, making it the largest funding sum for the system to date. Funding will be supported by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which is a…
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