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KU Welcomes 12 International Fulbright Students and Teaching Assistants (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE — This academic year the University of Kansas welcomed eight international students as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and four Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants. ...
Study uses motion capture to determine what makes the best free-throw shooters
LAWRENCE — Every basketball coach has told their players at some point that free throws win games. A new study from the University of Kansas used innovative markerless motion capture technology to determine the mechanics of proficient free-throw shooters and help better understand one of the biggest keys to success...
KU chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 163 faculty and researchers
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 99 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
AAI announces the Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Neuroscience
LAWRENCE — The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has announced the new Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Neuroscience (CCREN) whose mission is to draw on the latest research from neuroscience, education and educational psychology to better understand how people learn and what can be done...
Study identifies best ways of helping teachers adopt supports for students with autism
KU Alumni Association invites campus, community partners to participate in Homecoming 2023
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host its 111th Homecoming Oct. 23-28, culminating in the KU football game against Oklahoma on Oct. 28 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Rah Rah Jayhawk,” a nod to the origins of the Rock Chalk chant...
KU Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences announces new Name, Image, and Likeness certificate for undergraduates
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences, part of the School of Education & Human Sciences, has created a new program – the first of its kind to be offered at a ‘Power Five’ university – to train students as leaders in the rapidly-growing...
Deck of Spaces, cards designed to maximize educational space usage, spread to schools around the world
LAWRENCE — Playing cards might not be considered a traditional school activity, but the Deck of Spaces has educators thinking about how they can make the most of schools, classrooms and the spaces in which students learn. The deck, developed as a collaboration among education researchers at the University...
'Walk With Me' tells stories of Black men's resilience in face of twin pandemics
LAWRENCE — Birthdays are supposed to be a joyous occasion. But on March 13, 2020, as Matthew Kane might normally have been celebrating, he heard the news of the killing of Breonna Taylor by police in her apartment, and it was also the day the country largely shut down for...
KU School of Education & Human Sciences partners with fellow Regent Institutions on professional development opportunity for Kansas educators
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences is among seven Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) universities partnering to develop a new ten-module, self-paced structured literacy professional development opportunity for P-12 educators that includes a stipend. ...
Professors call for further study of potential uses of AI in special education, avoiding bans
Study shows vast discrepancies in autism diagnoses in US, Indian subcontinent
LAWRENCE — The United States and countries like Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are quite different culturally. But the people residing in those nations are not so different that Americans would have double the rates of autism spectrum disorder. Yet, international statistics show that is the case, and a new study...
School of Education & Human Sciences to honor 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences will honor alumnus Stephen W. Smith with one of its top awards this spring. ...
2023 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Teaching Excellence Awards
LAWRENCE — Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award this graduation season. ...
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU education programs in 2023-24 rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences is ranked among the top twenty Best Education Schools overall and in the top ten for public universities in the 2023-24 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools,” released April 25. In addition, two of...
Study shows families making choices that perpetuate segregation in city with school choice policy
LAWRENCE — Even though Brown v. Board of Education outlawed school segregation in 1954, racially segregated schools have persisted in practice. In recent years, the decades-long trend of white flight to suburbs has reversed in some areas as some white residents are moving to city centers. New research from the...
Karrie Shogren invited to testify before Senate Committee on Aging (Opens in new window)
Guardianship and Alternatives: Protection and Empowerment...
Graduate assistant’s work ethic and personal connections enrich education equity research (Opens in new window)
As a graduate of public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, Rayven Smart knows the impact that education can have on students in her home community. ...
Center for Psychoeducational Services renamed OASIS
The Center for Psychoeducational Services, the psychology training clinic housed in the School of Education and Human Sciences, has been renamed the Outcomes, Assessment Services, and Intervention Supports (OASIS). The clinic was renamed in an effort to rebrand and promote its focus on psychological assessment, intervention, and research services within...
Mental Health and Wellbeing Director joins the University of Kansas (Opens in new window)
Staff Fellows recommended the position to coordinate and enhance resources that support employee wellbeing. ...
2023 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore ‘Process, Academic Writing for Special Education Majors’
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences welcomes Gregory A. Cheatham, associate professor in the Department of Special Education, as the 2023 Budig Teaching Professorship in Special Education award recipient and featured lecturer. ...
Hines, Wilson named fellows with Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
LAWRENCE — The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Fellows Program at the University of Kansas has returned with two fellows who began their two-year appointment earlier this month. ...
Researchers land grant to help K-2 teachers test strategies to reduce challenging classroom behavior
Erin Yosai awarded Early Career Faculty Scholarship from Trainers of School Psychologists
LAWRENCE — Each year, the Trainers of School Psychologists recognizes an outstanding faculty member with the Early Career Faculty scholarship, which honors early career faculty in the first seven years of their career who demonstrate excellence in the training and mentoring of graduate students in the field of school psychology. ...
SPED faculty member selected for NC DADD Distinguished Service Award (Opens in new window)
Glennda McKeithan, associate teaching professor in KU Special Education, was honored as this year’s award recipient. ...
University announces fall 2022 honor roll
LAWRENCE — More than 7,100 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2022 semester. ...