Student experience and achievement

The win marks the KU aerospace engineering department’s 109th award in American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics competitions dating back 50 years.

Kenzie Besgrove, a University of Kansas junior in speech-language-hearing, was named a member of the 2026-2027 Newman Civic Fellow cohort. Newman programming emphasizes personal, professional and civic growth that empowers fellows to collaborate effectively and create large-scale positive change.

Multiple University of Kansas Debate teams placed in the top five at a pair of tournaments hosted by the University of Kentucky this past week.

As college football made its debut at London's Wembley Stadium, eight William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications students were there to tell the story.

KU Libraries’ LibArt program, a year-round, juried exhibition of student art displayed throughout library spaces, celebrated a diverse exhibit of student work and recognized award recipients Sept. 17 at a reception in Watson Library.

Selected from a record-breaking 76,000 applicants from more than 6,000 campuses worldwide, 21 University of Kansas students were recently chosen for the 2026 Millennium Fellowship, a leadership development program that partners with the United Nations Academic Impact and is overseen by the Millennium Campus Network.

The contemporary musical by Jason Robert Brown shows off KU students’ singing talents and offers audiences variety through song, dance and scene changes. All cast members are students and will be accompanied by professional musicians from the Lawrence and Kansas City communities.

Members of the University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks will travel to London this month to represent KU at the Union Jack Classic, where the band will perform at the KU football game against Arizona State University on Sept. 19 at Wembley Stadium.

Four University of Kansas seniors — Saad Awan, Kaitlyn Carson, Katherine Goodwin and Jaden Huehl — have been endorsed for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom with the support of KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships.

The University of Kansas Debate program was identified as the No. 1 debate program in the country in a 2026 ranking of the “Top 50 Competitive College Debate Programs in the U.S.” from American Liberty Media.