A U.S. District Court judge said in a ruling that Emporia State University Ken Hush, second from right, would remain a defendant in a lawsuit filed by 11 former tenured professors at ESU challenging their dismissal under a unique program authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to help universities deal with enrollment and budget problems tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo Credit: TIM CARPENTER / KANSAS REFLECTOR
By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector A U.S. District Court judge rejected a motion to dismiss the entirety of a federal lawsuit filed by former Emporia…