====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0901 from reel: NP 10153 (2002-08-19 to 2002-12-12) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/35148 Title: Speaker to Address Affirmative Action Summary: Affirmative action advocate Shanta Driver will speak at KU about racial diversity in higher education, discussing Supreme Court cases and diversity initiatives. Category: campus news Subjects: affirmative action; university events; diversity initiatives Named Entities: Shanta Driver [affirmative action advocate]; Dempsey-Swopes, Danielle [Equal Opportunity Office director] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Schools to Compete for Faculty Summary: University of Kansas deans are developing proposals to increase faculty recruitment, with plans to add approximately 100 new faculty members over five years. Category: campus news Subjects: faculty recruitment; university administration; academic hiring Named Entities: Shulenburger, David [provost]; Appleby, Mike [off-campus student senator] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Free Buses Unlikely for State Election Day Summary: KU Student Senate rejected a proposal to provide free bus transportation for state election day, citing budget concerns and previous funding decisions. Category: campus news Subjects: student transportation; elections; student government Named Entities: Nothwehr, Caleb [staff writer]; Obley, Adam [senator]; Braun, Eric [transportation committee member]; Appley, Mike [transportation coordinator]; Roessler, Michael [graduate senator] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Brothers Bar & Grill; STA Travel; Dermatology Center of Lawrence; Jimmy John's Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.