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Law school honors 2018 graduates for scholarship, leadership and service
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law honored Class of 2018 graduates at a hooding ceremony May 12. During the ceremony, seven students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
Three students earn Astronaut Scholarships
LAWRENCE — The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has named three University of Kansas students as Astronaut Scholars for the 2018-19 school year. This is the first time that three KU students have won the award during the same year. ...
KU names new director of Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas announced today that Darin Beck is the next executive director of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC). The state headquarters for law enforcement training, KLETC develops and delivers basic training and continuing education for police officers, sheriff’s deputies and others. ...
School of Business names director of diversity, equity and inclusion programs
LAWRENCE — Steven Johnson Jr., a complex director with KU Student Housing, will fill the new position of director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Student Programs at the University of Kansas School of Business beginning June 3. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences appoints associate dean for administrative affairs
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has named a new leader to oversee key issues in faculty and staff hiring, retention, development, policies and procedures. ...
Research hones interventions for kids with developmental language disorder
LAWRENCE — In an average kindergarten class of 30 students, about two are experiencing developmental language disorder, meaning they learn language more slowly than their peers. While DLD is just as common as dyslexia or ADHD, fewer people have heard of the disorder, and less research and funding go into...
Group making digital tool for documenting life on Earth adopts new organizational model
Black to the future: From page to stage
LAWRENCE — Nicole Hodges Persley has been busy, submitting one book to her publisher, researching a second and co-editing a special edition of an academic journal. In November, she was named associate dean for diversity, equity & inclusion by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. ...
Corporate board directors with island tax haven ties signal greater levels of tax avoidance, study finds
In their recent Management Science article, researchers found that the presence or arrival of a board director with those ties — deemed an island director — would reduce a company’s effective tax rate by approximately 1 to 3 percentage points, on average. They also observed a significant increase in the...
Chancellor announces leadership change in Kansas Athletics
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod today announced that Director of Athletics Sheahon Zenger has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately. ...
Pharmacy students exceed national average on residency matches
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Class of 2018 again exceeded the national average for residency matches, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. ...
KU in Leavenworth celebrates Military Appreciation Month with its largest graduating class
LEAVENWORTH – May is synonymous with graduation, and it’s also National Military Appreciation Month. In the spirit of both, the University of Kansas is celebrating its largest graduating class in the history of its programs in the city of Leavenworth. ...
'Hawks & Highways' events to bring KU to communities statewide
LAWRENCE—The University of Kansas Alumni Association and Kansas Athletics are coordinating “Hawks & Highways,” a multiyear effort to host KU events in communities throughout Kansas. The series will begin with eight events in June and will include other schools and departments at KU. ...
Faculty honored with 2018 College awards
LAWRENCE – Faculty contributions in research, teaching and mentoring were recognized this spring with a series of awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. The prizes acknowledge outstanding professors for commitment to advising and teaching undergraduate and graduate students, as well as community-engaged...
Director named to lead KU Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas employee with extensive experience in diversity, equity and inclusion and the LGBT community has been named the new director of the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity. ...
Costa Rica program will help prepare future teachers to educate diverse students
LAWRENCE — No matter what type of school district teachers enter in their career, or the subject matter they teach, it is a certainty they will have students from diverse backgrounds. That can include students who may not speak English as their first language or who come from a cultural...
KU team wins NSA funding to improve security for Internet of Things with ‘big-thinking’ research
Longtime Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center director to retire
YODER – Ed Pavey, longtime director of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC), will retire in June after leading the institution for nearly a quarter-century. ...
School of Public Affairs & Administration honors outstanding students
LAWRENCE – The School of Public Affairs & Administration recently honored its 2018 graduates and top students at an annual banquet with awards and induction into Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for students of public administration. ...
Audio-Reader receives awards for outstanding programming, volunteerism
LAWRENCE — Volunteers and staff from the University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network were recognized for outstanding programming and volunteerism during the annual conference of the International Association of Audio Information services earlier this month in Broomfield, Colorado. ...
KU recognizes outstanding employees, team of the year
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas recognized its Employees of the Year and presented the Team of the Year Awards on May 9 in the Kansas Union. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod and Interim Provost Carl Lejuez were present at the ceremony to honor employees with five, 10, 15, 20, 25,...
States should have realistic expectations of sports betting as revenue stream, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Even though the Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports gambling, state and local policymakers should use caution before counting on sports betting as a new major revenue stream, according to a University of Kansas researcher of public finance. ...
KU celebrates doctoral students
LAWRENCE — More than 240 doctoral students at the University of Kansas were awarded degrees at the annual Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, at the Lied Center. University marshalls presided over the ceremony and were joined by KU administrators, deans and Kansas Board of Regents Chair Dave Murfin. ...
Undergraduate Advising Center announces 2018-2019 Peer Advisor Team
LAWRENCE — The Undergraduate Advising Center has announced the names of 13 University of Kansas students chosen as members of the 2018-2019 Peer Advisor Team. ...