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KU’s Spencer Museum receives $1.35M gift to support unique space for art

KU’s Spencer Museum of Art has received a more than $1 million donation to permanently fund a position that will draw students, scholars and art lovers to a unique art study center on the Lawrence campus. Museum leaders announced Thursday that the University of Kansas has received a $1.35 ...

KU raises $2.6M during one-day fundraising program

A recently completed one-day fundraiser for the University of Kansas has generated $2.6 million in donations for everything from research projects to the university’s rowing club. The seventh annual One Day One KU fundraising program concluded on March 6 with more than 3,700 donors from 50 ...

KU Innovation Park taps former chief financial officer to become its next leader

The nonprofit entity that is working to attract start-up companies, corporations and researchers to KU’s West Campus has hired a new leader following the death of its previous CEO. The board of directors for KU Innovation Park has tapped Adam Courtney, the organization’s interim CEO, to ...

Leading Putin critic, founder of Russian protest band to speak at KU next month

The artist and activist who formed the Russian protest band Pussy Riot will be on the University of Kansas campus next month for a public question-and-answer session. Nadya Tolokonnikova will be at KU at 6 p.m. April 4 for a public interview with Ani Kokobobo, professor of Russian studies and ...

Television anchorman Bill Kurtis to deliver Dole Lecture next month

A native Kansan who went on to become a renowned national broadcaster and television journalist will be a featured speaker at the Dole Institute of Politics next month. Bill Kurtis — a KU alumnus, journalist, network news anchor, producer and rancher — will deliver the Dole Lecture at 7 ...