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School of Education & Human Sciences to honor 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences will honor two of its alumni with one of its top awards this spring. Matt Enyart and Scot Pollard will be recognized with the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award on Friday, May 10 at the school’s spring convocation ceremony at the Lied Center of Kansas.
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The Right Way to Talk About Politics With Your Kids, According to Experts
Especially when political matters feel raw and lack civility, a parent's initial reflex can be to shield their children from the discourse around the election.
Do Colleges Need a Chief Diversity Officer?
When strategically and purposely positioned, funded and supported, such senior administrators can play a vital role in higher education institutions today, writes Eugene T. Parker III.
2020’s Best & Worst Community Colleges
Cost is often a major consideration when choosing a college. And with tuition rates continuing to rise every year — not to mention all the other expenses related to attendance — many would-be students are unable to afford a university education.
New Report Explores Recruitment and Retention for Academic Couples of Color
For his dissertation, Dr. Daniel Blake originally planned to focus on interventions for first-generation students and students of color. But when his fiancée started applying to Ph.D.
Researchers land $3.3M grant to test combined interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina, have secured a new grant to test the combination of two interventions designed to help students with autism spectrum disorder boost educational achievement and improve their transition to life after
KU to commemorate 30th anniversary of ADA with internationally recognized disability rights leader, events and programs
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host lifelong disability rights champion and leader Judith Heumann as part of its celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA became law on July 26, 1990.
KU lands $29.9M contract to develop, deliver state ed assessments
LAWRENCE — The Kansas State Department of Education and Achievement & Assessment Institute at the University of Kansas have announced a five-year, $29.9 million contract to develop, deliver and support the statewide assessment program for Kansas, including academic and English language proficien
Partnership between KU, Lawrence teachers helps students 'self-determine' their learning
LAWRENCE — When Free State High School mathematics teacher Annette McDonald first learned about a possible way to improve learning by letting students make decisions as part of the process, she was skeptical. After all, the curriculum was set, and students couldn’t just decide what they would learn.
Study shows nearly no universities ready to deal with social media crisis
Not so long ago, social media was a novel way for professionals in higher education to communicate about their institution. Now it's ubiquitous, and a generation of students are on campus who have never known life without it.
10 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for summer
LAWRENCE — This summer, 10 KU students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects.