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Category: Humanities

Hawks to Watch: Tracey Lien, author

November 28, 2022February 10, 2023 Caleb Olsen

Why Tracey is a Hawk to Watch: Oftentimes schoolwork is enough for a passing grade, and usually it’s good enough for a degree. On…

5 Cool College Classes – Fall 2022 Edition

April 18, 2022May 10, 2022 Caleb Olsen

Enrollment for Fall 2022 is open, and there is no shortage of fun and interesting things to learn about in the College of Liberal…

9 things you should know about Langston Hughes

January 3, 2018January 31, 2018 Christine Davis

Famed writer and one-time Lawrence resident Langston Hughes, born in Joplin, Mo., is celebrated throughout the University of Kansas and the city. To help…

Meet the CLAS of 2017: Humanities

May 19, 2017December 7, 2017 Mark Sheaves

Our humanities graduates push boundaries, driven by the conviction that anything is possible. They look to the past to understand different ways of living,…

Kierstin McMichael

Graduation profile: When opportunity knocks, senior answers

May 11, 2016December 7, 2017 Kristi Henderson

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, KU senior

Graduation Profile: Setting goals and never looking back

May 9, 2016December 7, 2017 Kristi Henderson

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…

Alumni Q&A with Ann Birney, historian and performer

April 7, 2016December 13, 2017 Christine Davis

In the decades since her disappearance in the summer of 1937, famed aviator and Kansan Amelia Earhart has continued to captivate the interest of…

On the Boulevard

March 23, 2016December 14, 2017 Christine Davis

Why did you choose your major? Chelsea Whiteside, senior majoring in applied behavioral science major and minoring in sociology “I chose to major in…

Degree combo sets course for global career

March 23, 2016December 14, 2017 Christine Davis

Wanderlust is real. Travel-related personal goals or “bucket list” items are common; some people want to visit all the U.S. states, or all the…

Anthropology major leads to global career

March 23, 2016December 14, 2017 Christine Davis

If you’ve struggled with deciding on a major, you’re not alone – you’re actually in the majority. About 80 percent of college-bound students don’t…

A Self-Published Success: Sophomore author turns her exoduster roots into a novel

February 18, 2016January 8, 2018 Christine Davis

What started as a high school project turned into five years of work and a self-published novel that’s already in its second printing. Crystal…

From the Kazakhstan Press Desk: A Summer Internship Abroad

November 10, 2015December 14, 2017 Christine Davis

Garrett Farlow spent his summer halfway around the world in Kazakhstan working to help journalists break away from government censorship and playing sports with…

The bleeding truth about vampires, soucouyants and the undead

October 29, 2015December 8, 2017 Christine Davis

Vampires are an elusive, transfixing and terrifying piece of folklore. Their human characteristics and affinity for blood make them even more fearsome. Vampires appear…

Graduation Profile: Senior perseveres to give speech of a lifetime

May 14, 2015December 7, 2017 Christine Davis

As a first-generation college student and a single parent earning minimum wage, Alyssa Cole was stressed and frustrated. At the end of her rope,…

Graduation Profile: Discovering romance in the romantic language department

May 14, 2015December 7, 2017 Christine Davis

It’s a story that could’ve been taken straight from the script of a romantic comedy. For most of their lives, they had been just…

Katherine Gwynn

Graduation Profile: Making space for women’s voices

May 11, 2015December 7, 2017 Kristi Henderson

 Katherine Gwynn, B.A. in English and women, gender & sexuality studies, Class of 2015 As a double major in English and women, gender &…

Graduation Profile: Study abroad inspires lifetime of work

May 6, 2015December 7, 2017 Christine Davis

Adam Sundberg, Ph.D. student in history, Class of 2015 Growing up in the same house with an evolutionary botanist and a historian clearly had…

Alumni Achievements: Grant encourages creative genius

February 18, 2015December 13, 2017 Christine Davis

Alumna combats violence against native women through tribal law reform Chaos. That’s how Sarah Deer, College alumna and MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winner, describes her…

Alumni Achievements: Triple major leads to unexpected path

February 2, 2015December 13, 2017 Christine Davis

Just after collecting his diploma in 2009, Patrick Mathay embarked on a bike trip that would steer him toward his future career. It started…

Katie Conrad, English Prof and Local Band Member

January 28, 2015December 8, 2017 Christine Davis

Katie Conrad is an associate professor of English and a member of the Lawrence band, MAW The Lawrence band MAW is a group with…

KU students, alumni, faculty bring WWI history to life

June 11, 2014December 13, 2017 Kristi Henderson

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…

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