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Donors give more than $3 million in 24 hours on fifth-annual One Day. One KU.
A blizzard may have blanketed Mount Oread on Feb. 17, but the heartwarming generosity of donors everywhere made the fifth-annual One Day. One KU. giving day a rousing success. ...
Public administration should consider effects of whiteness, masculinity as well as representation, researchers say
For most of the nation's history, white men have held the vast majority of U.S. government bureaucracy jobs. One recent way to address that has been representative bureaucracy, or ensuring governing bodies are made up of people who reflect their communities. While that is a positive step, continuing to avoid...
Jewish Studies Program announces fall 2021 Danciger Fellowship recipients
With a donation from the Danciger Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City, the KU Jewish Studies Program has awarded Danciger Fellowships to several University of Kansas students. The fellowships, awarded in the fall and spring semesters, offer financial support to students with majors or minors in...
'Measure for Measure' kicks off spring season at KU Theatre
For its spring season opener, the University Theatre will stage “Measure for Measure” by William Shakespeare and set it in the “Wild West” of Kansas. Performances are Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6, with a simultaneous livestream available Feb. 25, 27 and March 4. ...
Study finds married couples now less likely to uproot wives’ careers in favor of husbands’
The long-standing expectation that a husband is the sole breadwinner of a household has shifted dramatically during the last few decades, with married couples enjoying a more egalitarian flexibility in their roles. ...
KU announces selection of 2022-2023 Common Book
The University of Kansas Common Book program has announced that the 2022-2023 selection is “Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the Twenty-First Century,” edited by disability rights activist Alice Wong. This anthology of personal essays by people with disabilities explores the complexities of the contemporary disabled experience, challenges assumptions, deepens understanding...
Prairie oracles offer advice in divination deck from KU professor
How does a poet, and an academic one at that, reach out to the general public with her concern for the planet and for others’ well-being? ...
Architecture & Design dean candidate Craig Anz to present Feb. 18
The second candidate for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design dean position will give his public presentation from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in The Forum at Marvin Hall. Craig Anz is one of four candidates who will present publicly on their approach to...
University announces winter Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas recently has announced the December 2021 and January 2022 Employees of the Month. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the Lawrence campus community. ...
Discovery of ancient plant fossils in Washington points to paleobotanic mystery
A new description of two well-preserved ancient fossil plant specimens in Washington state is prompting paleobotanists to rethink how plants might have been dispersed during the Late Cretaceous, between 66 million and 100 million years ago. ...
KU Debate qualifies for National Debate Tournament for 55th consecutive season
The University of Kansas Debate team of juniors Mickey McMahon, of Leawood, and Michael Scott, of Glenview, Illinois, were selected as automatic qualifiers for the National Debate Tournament. The top 16 teams in the country based on season-long performance are selected by the NDT National Committee to receive automatic qualification...
Black History Month Keynote: Eddie Glaude Jr. to speak on the ethics of anti-racism
The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging will welcome an author and distinguished professor from Princeton University for a Black History Month event at the University of Kansas. ...
Study performs cost analysis of popular autism interventions
Working in schools as an occupational therapist and board-certified behavior analyst, Gretchen Scheibel would often see students, parents and educators at crisis points. Though youths receiving special education services would take part in interventions intended to help them reach their ideal educational outcomes, some students showed little to no progress,...
Architecture & Design dean candidate Michael McClure to present Feb. 15
The first candidate for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design dean position will give his public presentation from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, in The Forum at Marvin Hall. Michael McClure is one of four candidates who will present publicly on their approach to...
New KU institute will align and connect KU’s global efforts
A longtime leader in international scholarship and global engagement, the University of Kansas is launching a new institute to enhance its overall efforts by strengthening the connections among its established international centers and aligning those strengths with KU’s rich institutional internationalization capacities. ...
KU Kudos: Read about recent faculty, staff honors at the University of Kansas
For the second edition of KU Kudos, KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current Jayhawk faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses. Have something to share? Submit by Feb. 22 for the next...
Ash Wilson named director of the Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity
Ash Wilson has led strategic initiatives and been a champion for LGBTQ students since their arrival at the University of Kansas five years ago. Wilson will continue doing that and then some as they step into the role of director of the Center for Sexuality & Gender Diversity (SGD). ...
Four dean candidates for the School of Architecture & Design to give presentations
Four candidates will give public presentations in a bid to be the next dean of the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. Three presentations will occur on campus, and one will be fully remote. Members of the KU community are encouraged to attend each candidate’s public presentations and...
Leadership change announced for School of Public Affairs & Administration
Stacey Swearingen White, director of the School of Public Affairs & Administration at the University of Kansas, has accepted a position as dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She will remain at KU through the spring semester. ...
KU Public Safety releases 2021 crime data for Lawrence campus
Reported crimes were up on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus, according to statistics released today by the KU Public Safety Office. ...
Forty-nine KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring
This spring, 49 KU students will receive an Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on research and creative projects with mentors from KU. ...
KU units partner in support, leadership of Paper Plains Literary Festival
Several University of Kansas units are partners and sponsors of the Paper Plains Literary Festival, which will take place April 8-9 at Liberty Hall. The festival’s recently announced lineup features authors Angeline Boulley, Sarah Smarsh and Colson Whitehead as keynote speakers. ...
KU nominates 4 juniors for Harry S. Truman Scholarships
Four outstanding juniors will be the University of Kansas nominees for Harry S. Truman Scholarships. ...
Estate gift from KU alumnus will fund $5.5 million in scholarships
A bequest from the estate of University of Kansas alumnus Richard “Dick” Smith will provide $5.5 million to KU for scholarships. ...
Study finds global media repeated pandemic xenophobia, also global efforts to fight it
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese and Asian communities have faced violence, harassment and discrimination on top of the threat of the virus itself. China was blamed for the virus with terms such as “Wuhan virus,” “kung flu” used by some in power and repeated in the media. ...
KU earns national voter engagement recognition, prepares for 2022 midterms
Members of the University of Kansas community are invited to join the Center for Service Learning and others in promoting civic engagement at KU in preparation for the 2022 midterm election cycle by becoming a Civic Engagement Ambassador. The program connects faculty, staff, students and community partners who are interested...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 288th Basic Training Class
Twenty new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Feb. 4 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
One Day. One KU. celebrates its fifth anniversary on Feb. 17
On Feb. 17, One Day. One KU. turns 5. This annual day of giving to benefit the University of Kansas will inspire stories and gifts that will make an impact for generations to come. ...
KU engineering department wins $100,000 grant to work on a new model for evaluating teaching
The Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas has been selected to receive a $100,000 award from the Association of American Universities to support projects that lead to better methods for evaluating STEM teaching. ...
Black Instagram users’ propensity for political posts among study’s findings
In a time when Americans have largely retreated to their own political corners on social media, it’s hardly surprising that they tend to share more political content on platforms where they believe they are among the like-minded. ...