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Regents OK $600M plan for refurbishing Memorial Stadium

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 John Bender

The Board of Regents approved a $600 million plan to renovate Memorial Stadium—called the Big Red Rebuild—at their April 24 meeting. All eight elected regents voted in favor of the proposal. Three of the four student regents voted for it…. Read moreRegents OK $600M plan for refurbishing Memorial Stadium

Regents terminate degree programs at UNK

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 John Bender

John Bender is Kearns Professor Emeritus of Journalism. The Board of Regents voted to abolish degree programs in geography, theatre and recreation management at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and comments by regents and administrators suggested more cuts are… Read moreRegents terminate degree programs at UNK