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KU enrollment increases due to growth in first-time freshmen, transfer students
LAWRENCE – Enrollment at the University of Kansas grew slightly this year due in large part to increases in first-time freshmen and transfer students, according to annual data released today by the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
KU debaters win Binghamton Tournament
LAWRENCE — Two KU Debate teams closed out the championship round of the Phyllis Schatz Invitational Debate Tournament hosted by Binghamton University. The teams of senior Jon Mantis, Glenview, Illinois, with sophomore Alex McCarthy, Lenexa, and senior Ryan Snow, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with freshman Alex Barreto, Oklahoma City, each advanced...
Fall tour of KU Native Medicinal Plant Garden this Saturday
LAWRENCE – The public is invited to the fall tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Garden this Saturday, Oct. 2. This year's tour, which will take place from 1 to 3 p.m, will be an informal, open house-style event. ...
KU student receives prestigious doctoral dissertation award
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas history of art doctoral candidate Rachel Quist has received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award. ...
KU Alumni Association, Black Alumni Network celebrate young alumni with inaugural Emerging Leaders Award
New book explores co-evolution of faculty training with educational trends
LAWRENCE — Since the 1970s, colleges and universities have seen an increase in faculty development, or programs designed to help professors improve their teaching. These centers for teaching and learning have adapted their approaches just as pedagogy in the classroom has shifted to student-centered and student-directed approaches. “At the Crossroads...
KU announces August, September 2021 Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas recently has announced the June and July 2021 Employees of the Month. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the Lawrence campus community. ...
KU, community partners sponsoring '51 Years OUT! Celebrating Gay Liberation History of KU and Lawrence'
LAWRENCE — The Lawrence Gay Liberation Front (LGLF), which began at the University of Kansas in 1970, has an important place in KU and local history. Join the 50th anniversary celebration of LGLF and early activism that challenged stereotypes and discrimination, changed the cultural climate and created a foundation for...
Fall 2021 KU Architecture Lecture Series lineup announced
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced programming for the Fall 2021 Architecture Lecture Series. ...
KU to resume Educate & Act Series, offering sessions to address participation in US democracy
LAWRENCE — A series that encourages civic participation among members of the University of Kansas community will resume this fall with two virtual events. ...
KU CREES Cold War global legacies series will include speaker Fiona Hill
LAWRENCE — A new lecture series from the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Kansas will feature some of the world’s leading experts to talk about the Cold War and its aftermath. ...
Thirteen KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for fall
LAWRENCE — This fall, 13 University of Kansas students will receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
Study: Whether journalists who left jobs chose to or were laid off predicts physical, emotional reaction
New School of Business program aims to instill professional excellence among undergraduates
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has launched a new program aimed at developing professionalism among undergraduate business students. ...
KU’s Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence Awards scholarships to ICCAE Scholars
LAWRENCE — The Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (ICCAE) at the University of Kansas has awarded five ICCAE scholars with an academic scholarship. ICCAE scholars are high-achieving students in the intelligence and national security studies (INSS) minor or certificate program at KU and who are dedicated to working in...
Self Graduate Fellowship announces 2021-2022 Board of Trustees
LAWRENCE – The Madison and Lila Self Graduate Programs at the University of Kansas have announced the Board of Trustees for the Self Graduate Fellowship. Trustees include KU leaders and faculty members:...
Career & Experiential Learning Offices bring Experiential Learning Institute to KU
LAWRENCE — This fall, 15 faculty and instructional staff from across University of Kansas units will be completing a six-week virtual experiential learning training program administered by the Institute for Experiential Learning (IFEL) through a partnership with the Office of Academic Programs & Experiential Learning. The program will expose participants...
'Amplification' of other people's ideas bolsters one's own status, KU research finds
Feel the noise! Play about air guitar opens KU Theatre season
LAWRENCE – "Airness," a comedy written by Chelsea Marcantel, will rock the William Inge Memorial Theatre at the University of Kansas. This peek into the lives of air guitar contestants in competition is directed by Jonah Greene, doctoral student in KU's Department of Theatre & Dance. ...
Project on the History of Black Writing lecture series will further explore Zora Neale Hurston's life, legacy
School of Engineering’s Tiberti Lecture set for Oct. 14
LAWRENCE — A past president of the American Society of Civil Engineers will give this year’s J.A. Tiberti Family Lecture at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
Documentary explores how mothers bring whole selves to art
LAWRENCE – At one time or another, nearly every employed person feels pressed by the push and pull of personal and work life. For mothers who are the primary caregivers of young children, it's even more extreme. ...