By Tamara Falicov Two years ago at a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty focus group, one faculty member spoke about her challenges…

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
By Tamara Falicov Two years ago at a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty focus group, one faculty member spoke about her challenges…
The University of Kansas hosted a reception in Washington, D.C., this April to celebrate 35 years of the Washington, D.C., Internship Program. Since its…
Earlier this month, I celebrated an important milestone. I marked my one-year anniversary serving our alumni, students, faculty and staff as dean of the…
Part of Craig Marshall’s job as an associate professor of geology is to play with lasers. He’s a specialist in Raman spectroscopy, which involves…
Chris Brown is a professor of environmental studies and geography Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil – My family and I have been here in Brazil for six…
Kierstin McMichael is the definition of busy. Between leadership positions and jobs on campus, reading and studying hundreds of pages a week for her…
Evan Traylor is the kind of person who goes after what he wants and doesn’t look back. From his first campus tour, Evan knew…
Four years ago Gabe Alaniz never would have agreed that a liberal arts degree at a large, research university would be the best place…
In the six years Cindy Sexton has organized the Department of Psychology’s graduation ceremony, she’s seen hundreds of students walk across the stage. This…
In a time when girls were still wearing bloomers in gym class, Anne Levinson tried out for the boys’ baseball team in junior high.…
Marcus Florez, B.S. in chemistry, Class of 2015 If it weren’t for Marcus Florez being expelled, he may never have become a promising young…
Katherine Gwynn, B.A. in English and women, gender & sexuality studies, Class of 2015 As a double major in English and women, gender &…
Marquise Paige, B.S. in geology, Class of 2015 The student carrying the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ banner at graduation this year is…
When a long-dead archduke and his assassin begin following you on Twitter, odds are that something interesting is about to happen. What has led…
If you notice a lifelike presence when you look into the eyes of John Gurche’s sculpture of an ancient human ancestor, that’s no accident.…
Yan Xia is looking at cancer at the molecular level. Xia, doctoral student in biochemistry and biophysics, is studying ways to use small molecules…
In first grade, when some kids were dreaming of being a veterinarian or a superhero, Sam Wagner already knew she wanted to be a…
Tony Arnold earned his B.A. in political science and history from KU in 1987. What do you do and what’s your current title? I…
Chester Klotz earned his B.A. in Spanish and B.S. in business administration from KU in 2002. What do you do and what’s your current…
Printmaker-turned-entrepreneur follows homegrown, handcrafted approach If anyone had told John McDonald as a KU art student that he would someday be the founder and…
The simple answer to why Charles Boyd enrolled at the University of Kansas in 1973 is that he was interested in the Spanish language…
Where are you now? How long have you been there? I am in Bogotá – Colombia. I came back in late July, after graduating…
Where are you now? How long have you been there? I currently live in Paris, France, and have lived there for the last five…
Where are you now? How long have you been there? I currently live in Taipei, Taiwan, which has been my home for most of…
Where are you now? How long have you been there? We (Jeb, his wife and their daughter) live in Kicevo, Macedonia and have been…
Where are you now? How long have you been there? I have lived in Mexico City since 1980. Where else have you lived? I`ve…
This year’s Homecoming theme is Jayhawks Around the World, which celebrates KU’s global reach in terms of students, faculty and alumni. (Did you know…
Where are you now? How long have you been there? My family and I have been in Hong Kong for the past 15 years,…
Where are you now? How long have you been there? I’m presently living in Singapore and have been there now for a year and…
Where are you now? How long have you been there? I am living in Nairobi, Kenya, and I have been here for one year.…
From rock chalk to rock and roll: KU was a launching pad for graduates’ band The band Gooding describes itself as rock and roll…
Graduate’s business built upon a liberal arts and sciences foundation No matter where he goes or what he does, Jeff Handlin is always a…