Today’s Headlines

Threads of Love returns, now presented by Lambda Pi Eta

The Threads of Love free pop-up shop will return for the second year in a row on March 9. Now taken over by Lambda Pi Eta, the communication honor society, the event is open to both the Emporia State and broader Emporia community. Read the full story here.

Teacher’s College unboxes time capsule from 2000

Surrounded by past and present Teacher’s College faculty, staff and students, the Teacher’s College unboxed a 25-year old time capsule packed in 2000 last Friday. See the full photo gallery here.

Community art supply cabinet to be installed at Bloom House

Art therapy student Hanna Eide is spearheading the installment of a community art supply cabinet to be installed at Bloom House March 12. Read the full story here.

Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences candidate profile: Mark Meister

Mark Meister brings three decades of experience in communications to candidacy for Dean of the School of Humanities of Social Sciences. Read the full story here.

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ESU baseball goes 0-3 against UCO in three-game series

ESU lost three consecutive games against the Bronchos at Trusler Sports Complex dropping the series final. Read the full story here.

Hornet basketball falls in first round of MIAA Tournament

Hornet men’s and women’s basketball failed to advance beyond the first round of the MIAA tournament on Wednesday. Read the full story Friday.

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Bill seeking to eliminate tenure as a property right stalls in committee

Kansas House Bill 2348 remains stalled in committee following its introduction to the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11. The bill, which seeks to eliminate tenure as a property right, was authored by Emporia State General Counsel Steven Lovett, who is also a tenured associate professor in the School of Business.

Lovett is a defendant in a July 2023 lawsuit filed by 11 tenured and tenure-track faculty who were dismissed during the 2022 implementation of the Workforce Management Framework. Tenure as a property right and due process are central elements of the lawsuit, which alleges that the University violated the professors’ procedural and substantive due process rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, their Fourteenth Amendment equal rights protections and their First Amendment rights.

Read the full story here.

ESU football recruits largest class in Higgins’ coaching career

Emporia State football has recruited 48 players for the 2025 football season, making it the largest recruiting class since Head Coach Garin Higgins took over in the 2007 season. Read the full story here.

Emporia State Intercultural Center introduces Disability Inclusion Coalition

Disability Inclusion Coalition to improve disability accommodations at ESU. Read the full story here.

Dean of Applied Health Sciences candidate profile: Nicole Webb

Nicole “Nic” Webb brings a mix of nursing and teaching experience to her bid for Dean of the School of Applied Health Sciences. Read the full story here.

OPINION: Democratic governments don’t dictate press access

The Trump admin will now have full authority over what news outlets get to have direct access to the President; that’s not how democratic governments operate. Read the full story here.