KU’s longtime director of bands has now become the university's next dean of the School of Music. Paul Popiel, who has served as interim dean of the school since January, has been named the school’s new dean, KU Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer recently announced. “I’ve had the ...
There are plenty of students who dream of growing up to be the next TikTok star or a high-profile social media influencer. But there are perhaps not plenty of college degrees that help prepare them for that world. University of Kansas officials this week won approval to create a new degree ...
There’s a chance the University of Kansas' home football games next season could be played at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, as KU leaders become concerned construction work at their campus stadium will make true home games infeasible. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod confirmed to the ...
A KU engineering professor who also is one of the creators of the program that became Google Earth has been inducted as a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors. Brian McClendon, research professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at KU, was one of 162 ...
The Dole Institute of Politics at KU has launched a new project to digitize tens of thousands of records from the late Sen. Bob Dole for inclusion in a national congressional database that it is helping to create. KU has been selected for the second phase of a project involving seven ...
The University of Kansas has won a $1 million private grant that it intends to use to make Lawrence a leader in the field of transgender studies and create a more trans-friendly environment in Kansas. The Mellon Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to KU’s Women, Gender & Sexuality ...