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Tag: Wichita State University
Tenure
Policy Makes it Easier to Dismiss Employees, Even Tenured Ones
A Kansas Board of Regents subcommittee has endorsed a policy making it easier for state universities to dismiss employees, including tenured ones, The Kansas City Star reported.
January 25, 2021
News Roundup
After Students Rally Behind Him, Wichita State U President Isn’t Fired by Board
After students strongly rallied behind him, the Kansas Board of Regents decided against firing Wichita State University (WSU) president Jay Golden for canceling Ivanka Trump as commencement speaker at an affiliate institution, an action that annoyed some donors. After a four-plus hour meeting, the board issued a statement — that didn’t mention Golden — saying […]
June 11, 2020
News Roundup
Students, Faculty Rally Around University President Who Canceled Ivanka Trump’s Speech
Wichita State University president Jay Golden’s job may be in jeopardy because he canceled Ivanka Trump as commencement speaker at an affiliate college, angering some donors, said a report in the Wichita Eagle cited by the Wichita Business Journal. After news about this broke on Wednesday, students and faculty took to social media to support […]
June 10, 2020
African-American
Ivanka Trump Says ‘Discrimination’ Is the Reason This College Canceled Her Speech
Ivanka Trump said that “viewpoint discrimination” and “cancel culture” are the reasons she was dropped as the virtual commencement speaker by WSU Tech, a college affiliated with Wichita State University. Last Thursday, WSU Tech said in an announcement that the president’s daughter was to be the commencement speaker on June 6. Later in the day, […]
June 8, 2020
News Roundup
Dr. John Bardo, President of Wichita State University, Dies at 70
Wichita State University’s 13th president, Dr. John Bardo has died at the age of 70, according to the Kansas Board of Regents. Bardo, who was said to have transformed Wichita State during his presidency with the development of the Innovation Campus, had been hospitalized since November and received treatment of a chronic lung condition that […]
March 13, 2019
STEM
Aviation Scholarship Program Aims to Bring Students into Wichita
As part of a new scholarship program, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) is offering to pay for training and relocation fees and provide students in the field of aviation with employment opportunities upon completion.
July 26, 2018
News Roundup
Pizza Hut Museum Opens on Wichita State University Campus
WICHITA, Kan. — The original Pizza Hut building has opened as a museum at Wichita State University. WSU Foundation CEO Elizabeth King told The Wichita Eagle that staff from the school came together “to collaborate and create this fabulous museum that will be curated by the students.” The museum opened last Wednesday on the school’s […]
April 30, 2018
Students
Diverse Docket: Judge Allows Retaliatory Firing Suit Against Wichita State to Go Forward
The former chief information officer at Wichita State University can pursue a retaliatory firing claim after he complained about a colleague’s allegedly offensive gender and race-related comments, a federal judge in Kansas has ruled.
October 31, 2016
Disabilties
Ex-Wichita State University Worker Files Discrimination Suit
WICHITA, Kan. ― A former Wichita State University administrative assistant filed a federal lawsuit accusing the university of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Vicki Huntoon said in the lawsuit that she was fired from the university because of her generalized anxiety disorder after two doctors diagnosed the disorder and she requested to work […]
October 19, 2016
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