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Why We Need Classroom Teachers in School Leadership More Than Ever

In 2021, finding teachers who are passionate about stepping into leadership roles at their schools and districts is more important than ever. Why? Because teachers put relationships first. They aren’t far removed from what really happens in classrooms with students.

Study finds campus housing can mirror racial denotations of larger society

LAWRENCE — A new study from the University of Kansas shows that students’ experience in campus housing is often marked by racial denotations of who belongs in campus spaces and that the shifting idea of universities as businesses can push students into racially charged spaces that contradict ideas o

KU honor society Phi Kappa Phi initiates more than 100 students

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi initiated more than 100 students at the beginning of the spring 2021 semester.

SOEHS department announces Dedication to Social Justice and Liberation Award

LAWRENCE – The Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Kansas has announced a new award for a current graduate student within the department who demonstrates a commitment to seek, find and forge the advancement of social justice and liberation through research, practice, teaching,

Jayhawks earn honors at 2021 Capitol Graduate Research Summit

LAWRENCE – The annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit features groundbreaking research every year from Kansas state universities. This year Ankit Verma and Nadia Alissa stood out among the University of Kansas graduate students, as each claimed the top spot in their respective divisions.

Virtual reality application offers children with autism spectrum disorder a way to practice social skills

LAWRENCE — For individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), social interactions can be awkward or difficult to navigate.

KU lands grant to improve technology use among faculty, researchers in special education

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has earned funding to launch a center dedicated to connecting researchers, educators and higher education faculty across the country to improve the use of technology in special education.

One Day. One KU. reaches new height of nearly $3.4 million

LAWRENCE — KU’s fourth annual One Day. One KU. giving day brought in gifts benefiting everything from butterflies to Alzheimer’s disease research on its most successful giving day to date.

University announces first cohort of KU Public Scholars

LAWRENCE — A diverse group of University of Kansas researchers from a broad range of scholarly backgrounds — and including many female and underrepresented voices — will receive training and work together to produce public scholarship that speaks to a broader audience.

Annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit goes virtual, highlights groundbreaking research

LAWRENCE – Eight University of Kansas graduate students from the Lawrence campus and five graduate students from the KU Medical Center are putting their groundbreaking research on public display starting Feb. 18.

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