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Student Housing administrator honored
LAWRENCE — Jennifer Wamelink, the University of Kansas Student Housing’s associate director for residence life, has been honored by the Upper Midwest Region for the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International. ...
KU ranked as No. 10 best school in the country for veterans
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has earned a top-10 spot from Military Times in its Best for Vets: Colleges 2016 rankings. ...
Chancellor to serve as moderator for town hall on race, responsibility, free speech
Update: This event has been moved to Woodruff Auditorium. The time and date of the event have not changed. ...
University to host town hall meeting on race, respect, responsibility
LAWRENCE — Recent events at Yale University, the University of Missouri and other schools have amplified the ongoing national conversation about race and, more broadly, about respect and responsibility. ...
Lawrence streets will be temporarily closed for McCollum implosion
LAWRENCE — McCollum residence hall at the University of Kansas will be demolished at 9 a.m. Nov. 25, the first day of KU’s Thanksgiving Break. ...
Dole Institute announces programs for late fall 2015
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics today announced its program schedule for the final months of the fall 2015 semester, highlighted by visits from President Bill Clinton and John Della Volpe, polling director for the Harvard Institute of Politics (IOP). ...
Study: Most inclusive schools share commitment from students to administrators in ending segregation
LAWRENCE — Schools that focus on a positive culture and use effective inclusive practices can lead the way in providing an education that brings all students together to enhance outcomes and end segregation based on labels. A study from the University of Kansas shows that such schools recognize that educating...
Classic feminist play set to open at University Theatre
LAWRENCE—Departing from the melodramatic stage conventions of the time and providing a searing look at Victorian domestic life, “A Doll’s House” helped marshal in a new social era after debuting in 1879. This feminist drama has stood the test of time and will open at the University of Kansas University...
KU Common Book event to focus on experience of black soldiers in World War I
LAWRENCE — A professor from Brandeis University is scheduled to deliver a lecture on Nov. 10 focusing on the experience of black soldiers during World War I. ...
Michael Keelan named KPR's classical music director (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE – KPR’s classical music lovers will have a new voice bringing them Mozart, Beethoven and Bach. Michael Keelan has been named classical music director and morning host at Kansas Public Radio. ...
Stason Pharmaceuticals to establish new lab at BTBC at KU
LAWRENCE — A California-based pharmaceutical company has established a new lab on the west campus of the University of Kansas. ...
Semantics will be key in historic meeting between China and Taiwan presidents, East Asian expert says
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas professor who has done extensive research on Chinese and Taiwanese relations is available to talk to media about Saturday’s meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. The meeting, which will be held in Singapore, will be the first time the...
Islamic televangelist: Book explores how Egyptian preacher used mass media
LAWRENCE — In America, Protestant preacher Billy Graham has used the television and radio airwaves to reach to millions of people. ...
Hodges Persley to present Shutz lecture Nov. 9
An award-winning University of Kansas theatre professor will offer a unique behind-the-scenes appreciation of the influence of hip-hop in performance and culture. ...
KU announces September employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the September 2015 employees of the month. They are as follows:...
Author of controversial 'Putin's Kleptocracy' to speak Nov. 5
LAWRENCE – Karen Dawisha, author of the acclaimed New York Times best-seller “Putin’s Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?,” will deliver a public lecture at the University of Kansas. The lecture, titled “What’s the Problem With Russia? Or Is There a Problem?” will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in...
KDHE, KU team to create online home-visiting resource for Kansans
LAWRENCE — Kansas parents, parents-to-be, grandparents and communities have a new website to provide support and resources to help babies grow up healthy and happy. ...
KU to honor 48 seniors from Chautauqua, Cowley county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 11, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 175 seniors from Wyandotte County high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 10, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Debate about rest rooms, locker rooms can be sticking point on transgender policy, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Federal education officials have ruled an Illinois school district violated anti-discrimination laws by not allowing a transgender student who identifies as female to use the girls' locker room without restrictions. ...
Shogren appointed co-director for KU disabilities center
LAWRENCE — Karrie Shogren has been appointed the co-director of the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities. Shogren, associate professor of special education, also serves as the co-director of the Beach Center on Disability. Both centers are affiliated with the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas. ...
Men & Masculinities Symposium set for Nov. 15
LAWRENCE — The Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity and the Men & Masculinities Workgroup will host the third annual Men & Masculinities Symposium from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Kansas Memorial Union. The symposium is open to all University of Kansas students, faculty and...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces October graduates
YODER – Forty-four new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Eric K. Jackson, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Kansas City Field Office, during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Oct. 23. ...
Engineering to host High School Design Competition on Nov. 3
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering will host its annual High School Design competition starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the engineering complex, including the new Learned Engineering Expansion Phase 2 (LEEP2) building. Opening ceremonies will take place at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. ...
KU selects vice provost for undergraduate studies
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will have a new vice provost for undergraduate studies in January. DeAngela Burns-Wallace, currently the assistant vice provost for undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri, will join KU near the start of the spring semester. ...
KU lands grant to help young adults with disabilities and their families attend college
LAWRENCE — Researchers and educators at the University of Kansas have secured a grant that will help more young people with disabilities attend the university while supporting them and their families in preparing for adulthood and competitive careers. ...