Campus news

The Hall Center for the Humanities will host its biannual Hall Center in Wichita event Nov. 9 at the Wichita Art Museum. Virginia Tech researcher Ashley Shew will present “Walkie Talkies & Other Technoableist Dreams.”

Observances recognize veterans, active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, military-affiliated students and military families whose service and sacrifice have strengthened the university, the state of Kansas and the nation.

Afra Afsharipour will present “Comparative Corporate Governance and the Pathology of Controlling Shareholder Power” at 3:45 p.m. Nov. 12 in 107 Green Hall. The public is invited to attend the free lecture and reception to follow. Registration is requested.

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) programs are fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for another eight years, through the 2033-2034 academic year.

American Indian law scholars and advocates will gather Nov. 12-13 in Lawrence to discuss “Sovereignty: Good Medicine for Healthy Nations & Healthy People.” Hosted by the University of Kansas School of Law and Haskell Indian Nations University, the symposium will explore the critical relationship of public policy and law with the environmental degradation that accompanies global climate change.

Scott McLewin joins Assessment & Technology Solutions (ATS) at the University of Kansas after more than a decade in leadership roles for a financial technology company, most recently as chief technology officer.

At the Oct. 24 Homecoming football game, Courtney Summers received the award, which remains the only honor given to faculty through the Student Alumni and Endowment Board.

Earlier this month, Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute hosted its first international class in a decade as four Taiwanese firefighters came to Lawrence and Salina for the 80-hour Structural Collapse Awareness Operations Technician Certification, training alongside Kansas firefighters and task force members to gain accreditation for Taiwan’s USAR program.

U.S. military aircraft will fly over the Lawrence campus Friday, Oct. 23, in advance of the Oct. 24 football game between the University of Kansas and Baylor University.

Michael Vitevitch and Emily Casey, two University of Kansas faculty members whose work expands access to scholarship through public engagement, open publishing and research resources, have been named recipients of the 2026 Shulenburger Award for Innovation and Advocacy in Scholarly Communication by KU Libraries.