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KU announces October, November 2021 Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas recently announced the October and November 2021 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Senior from Overland Park earns Pickering Fellowship
LAWRENCE — With a new fellowship in hand, Jaleah Cullors will have the opportunity to jump-start her career plans with a stipend for graduate school and the opportunity to work in the U.S. Foreign Service. ...
KU announces 2022 Global Scholars
LAWRENCE — Representing diverse academic fields from across campus, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as 2022 Global Scholars. ...
Longtime Student Affairs administrator Jane Tuttle to retire
LAWRENCE — Jane Tuttle has influenced the lives of countless students and parents in her 25 years working in Student Affairs at the University of Kansas. Tuttle, who currently serves as the associate vice provost for student affairs, is retiring from KU. She will complete her last day of work...
KU Libraries, The Commons to host presentation by author Andrew Hoffman on Jan. 13
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries and The Commons will present the Engaged Leaders Speaker Series, a virtual lecture program on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, featuring author Andrew Hoffman. In his keynote address, which is open to all KU faculty, staff and students, Hoffman will discuss the research around...
KU to host second annual Summit on Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship
LAWRENCE — The KU Center for Service Learning will host the second annual virtual Summit on Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 13, 2022. The goal of the summit is to engage, connect and support University of Kansas faculty, staff, administrators and community partners with...
University announces 2022 cohort of Aspiring Leaders
LAWRENCE — Sixteen University of Kansas staff members will hone their leadership skills in 2022 through participation in the university’s Aspiring Leaders program. This is the seventh cohort since the program launched in 2017. ...
Gift from KU alumni creates scholarship for hometown students
LAWRENCE — Retired automotive chairman Robert Eaton and his wife, Connie Drake Eaton, both University of Kansas alumni, established the Eaton Scholarship at KU with a $1 million gift. The scholarship is awarded to students from their respective Kansas hometowns, Arkansas City and Burlington. ...
Biotech company with KU roots wins national competition, secures funding to help move research 'from bench to bedside'
KU author explores how network connectivity, collective action made historic South Korean impeachment possible
Abhay and Mina Bisarya Scholarship to support international students
LAWRENCE — For Abhay and Mina Bisarya, Feb. 4, 1968, was a day of destiny. ...
KU Law graduate selected for prestigious Skadden Fellowship
LAWRENCE – D.C. Hiegert, a 2021 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, will serve as a 2022 Skadden Fellow. ...
Spencer Museum receives $1.4M from Department of Education to help Kansas teachers bring art into their classrooms
Media advisory: Autism expert, Lancet Commission author available for comment on international report calling for personalized, stepped-care approach
LAWRENCE — A major report will be made public today by the Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research on autism. ...
New book collects experiences of campus diversity leaders, power dynamics of their work
LAWRENCE — As the United States has dealt with a racial reckoning in recent years, college campuses have been among the leaders in addressing diversity issues and how they resonate in their communities. A new book edited by a University of Kansas professor collects experiences, narratives and lessons from higher...
Parallel pandemics of illness, racial inequality must be acknowledged for progress, law professor writes
University community mourns Distinguished Professor of Special Education Tom Skrtic
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning Tom Skrtic, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education, who died Nov. 19. He was 75. ...
Author documents ancient graffiti of North Korea
LAWRENCE – The elites of premodern Korea carved their names into rocks in the sacred mountains of Kŭmgangsan for much the same reason that today’s graffiti taggers wield cans of spray paint: reputation and control. ...
KU School of Music celebrates the season with 97th annual Holiday Vespers, KU Jazz Vespers
LAWRENCE — A favorite University of Kansas holiday tradition, the 97th annual Holiday Vespers, will take place Sunday, Dec. 5, with concerts at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center of Kansas. Pre-Vespers performances will be at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Bales Organ Recital Hall. ...
KU faculty, community partners to advance racial equity through newly funded projects
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KU Libraries name Letha Johnson as university archivist
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries have announced that Letha Johnson, assistant librarian, has been selected to serve as university archivist, responsible for curating all items that help preserve the history of KU. Currently, Johnson works for KU Libraries as curator of the Kansas Collection. She previously served as...
KU researchers to lead program to improve safe sleep practices for infants, families
'The Devils Between Us' opens Dec. 3 at KU Theatre
LAWRENCE — The next production from University Theatre will focus on lifting up LGBTQ and trans voices of color with an emphasis on appropriate casting and care for challenging subject matter. "The Devils Between Us," opening Dec. 3 at the University of Kansas, is unusual in many respects for a...