Lights, camera, action. This may seem like a cliché beginning to an interview with a film major, but it is an apropos description of…

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lights, camera, action. This may seem like a cliché beginning to an interview with a film major, but it is an apropos description of…
Read about Sydney’s path from her master’s degree at the College to her current role at the Spencer, all while developing her skills and abilities as a professional artist. See why Sydney is a Hawk to Watch.
Why Emily’s a Hawk to Watch: If a picture is worth a thousand words, the person shaping the stories they tell must be worth…
Enrollment for Fall 2022 is open, and there is no shortage of fun and interesting things to learn about in the College of Liberal…
By Joel Mathis What do you call the once-in-a-century redevelopment project that is adding and revamping hundreds of thousands of square feet of classroom…
Our arts graduates pursue their passions with heart and intent. As they created, they developed useful skills and knowledge, and career paths emerged before…
James Gunn thanks KU for lifetime of opportunity with gifts that support legacy of creative output I can’t remember when KU wasn’t a part…
Four years ago Gabe Alaniz never would have agreed that a liberal arts degree at a large, research university would be the best place…
Why did you choose your major? Chelsea Whiteside, senior majoring in applied behavioral science major and minoring in sociology “I chose to major in…
We’ve all had “a-ha” moments. For Margoth Mackey, a junior double majoring in film & media studies and finance, that moment of clarity came…
Wanting to provide film students with the opportunity to collaborate and gain experience on film projects, an ambitious and talented film and media studies…
Two College of Liberal Arts & Sciences professors were honored with teaching awards during the 2015 KU Teaching Summit in August. Associate Professor of Theatre…
The Department of Visual Art debuted a new, innovative lab that has greatly enriched the studio curriculum this year. The Visual Art Studio Technology…
Balancing the arts and the sciences comes naturally to Natali Diaz-Yepes, a graduating senior double majoring in dance and biology. Diaz-Yepes’ father is a…
Vashti Goracke, B.F.A. in dance, Class of 2015 Vashti Goracke has a bittersweet relationship with dance. Some days are good, some days are bad.…
Liberal arts and sciences graduates go on to successful and sometimes unconventional careers. They combine personal passion with the flexibility of their degree…
Matt Jacobson is an associate professor of film and science fiction modeler. When did you start building these models and why? I started building models…
Since 1929, the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards have captured the hearts of millions of fans. Widely considered to be the world’s…
A spring 2014 visit with students in the University of Kansas Department of Theatre inspired alumnus Jon Eicholtz and his wife, actress Barbara Eden,…
Film & Media Studies interns raise profile of The Nature Conservancy efforts through films A new initiative between KU Film & Media Studies, The…
Dividing their time among five locations over four weeks, a group of four KU art students were immersed in the history and culture of…
For the past four semesters, more than 50 visual art students, faculty and staff have been working on a commissioned work for the Federal…
Growing up in an underprivileged area of Wichita, Kansas, it never occurred to Edgar Heap of Birds that being a professional artist was an…