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'Improbable Probabilities' tells unlikely story of education scholar Yong Zhao's journey from poverty to international acclaim
LAWRENCE — It is improbable that a child born in a remote village in 1960s China to a family of illiterate parents whose main concern in life was to find the next meal would grow up to become an internationally known scholar and educational leader. Yet, just as unlikely as...
Study analyzes how fact-checkers from four different countries assess climate change claims
LAWRENCE — In this era of rampant misinformation, the role of fact-checkers is becoming increasingly important. Yet, the practice is relatively understudied. Research from the University of Kansas has analyzed how fact-checkers in four countries practice the craft in relation to the contentious issue of climate change. In addition to...
Research-intensive courses are on the rise at KU
LAWRENCE — In an effort to provide research opportunities to more students, 18 University of Kansas faculty members are working with the Center for Undergraduate Research this fall and spring to redesign portions of their courses to include a larger research or creative component. Recipients of the Research-Intensive Course Grants...
KU geography student receives prestigious doctoral dissertation award
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas geography doctoral candidate Carolisa Watson has received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award. ...
Hong Kong University Offers Paid Netflix Viewing - All in the Name of Science (Opens in new window)
Getting paid to watch Netflix seems too good to be true. But that’s exactly what Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is offering. ...
New book shares struggles, successes of transnational students training as English teachers
LAWRENCE — Making it through higher education and graduate school can feel like navigating a foreign country. Thousands of students from around the world are making that journey in the United States, pursuing a degree while learning in an additional language. A new book from University of Kansas authors documents...
'How the Light Gets In' shares experiences of formerly incarcerated women through interactive installation
Center for East Asian Studies opens year of public health programming with film screenings
LAWRENCE — Public health is the focus of programming from the Center for East Asian Studies this year, beginning with a film series Oct. 25-28 at the Kansas Union. The four feature films deal with diverse public-health related issues and will be followed by discussions led by KU faculty and...
KU announces recipients of Keeler Intra-University Professorships for 2022-2023
LAWRENCE – Four University of Kansas professors have been selected to pursue special projects designed to develop their scholarship in a field while also fostering collaboration at KU during the 2022-2023 academic year. ...
Center for East Asian Studies will host a book talk with Dianne Lee
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies will host a book talk and panel discussion with author Dianne Lee at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Marvin Hall Forum. The first 35 students will receive a free copy of Lee’s book, “Leveraging Stereotypes to Your...
KU Asian Classical Music Initiative Sets Ambitious Agenda (Opens in new window)
A new organization out of the University of Kansas is supporting racial equity for Asians in classical music. Founded by Zhengyingyue (Elaine) Huang, the KU Asian Classical Music Initiative (ACMI) began in the summer of 2021 and has already produced concerts and an international conference. ...
Center for East Asian Studies will host the 71st Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies will host the 71st Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA) from Sept. 16-18 at the Kansas Union. ...
'Jiro Dreams of Sushi' and the American Omakase Boom (Opens in new window)
A decade into the “Jiro” era, omakase has become both a rarified experience — and one that’s rife for future experimentation. ...
KU area studies centers win $8 million in Title VI funding
LAWRENCE — Four international area studies centers at the University of Kansas have been awarded more than $8 million in grant funding under the U.S. Department of Education’s competitive Title VI program. ...
FreshEd Podcast: COVID-19 as an Opportunity for Educational Changes (Opens in new window)
Yong Zhao talks about educational change in the time of COVID-19. He argues that we must change the “yes, but” attitude to a “yes, and” collaborative approach. We must be innovative and work together to redesign education systems into something new. ...
In the Middle: American Multinationals in China and Trade War Politics (Opens in new window)
The U.S.-China trade war has pitted the world’s two biggest economies against each other. Many American multinational corporations (MNCs) find themselves stuck in between. ...
Asia-Pacific heritage conservation benefits from 'Cultural Landscape' approach
LAWRENCE – It has been a generation now. Long enough, Kapila Silva believes, to pronounce the "cultural landscape" approach, the broad-minded historic preservation efforts of the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization, better known as UNESCO, a success. ...
KU announces appointments to support international engagement
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Institute for International and Global Engagement (KU-IIGE) was launched in February to enhance KU’s international scholarship and global engagement efforts. Melissa Birch, associate professor in the School of Business, will lead the institute as the inaugural executive director. ...
University of Kansas names five new distinguished professors
LAWRENCE – Five University of Kansas professors have joined elite company by being named distinguished professors. Sharon Billings and Marta Caminero-Santangelo received the designation of University Distinguished Professor, while Jie Han, Peter Ukpokodu and Lisa Wolf-Wendel received the designation of Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor. ...
KU language center that trains select military personnel receives funding through 2025
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ designation as a Department of Defense (DoD) Language Training Center has been renewed through 2025. ...
Professor's book chapter traces evolution of Chinese law, current lack of a 'legal soul'
'Model minority' perception complicates identities of white-Asian multiracial individuals, research finds
2021 Woodyard Award recognizes Kapila Silva for international work
LAWRENCE — Kapila Silva, professor of architecture at the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the 2021 George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. Silva will give a talk on what it means to be an international educator at the award presentation and reception, which will take place at...
New book explores how schools can prepare students for an uncertain future
LAWRENCE — As technology evolves and changes the world at a faster pace than ever before, two veteran educators have written a new book that explores how schools can prepare young people for a globalized future that is still taking shape. ...
New KU institute will align and connect KU’s global efforts
LAWRENCE — A longtime leader in international scholarship and global engagement, the University of Kansas is launching a new institute to enhance its overall efforts by strengthening the connections among its established international centers and aligning those strengths with KU’s rich institutional internationalization capacities. ...
KU author explores how network connectivity, collective action made historic South Korean impeachment possible
Author documents ancient graffiti of North Korea
LAWRENCE – The elites of premodern Korea carved their names into rocks in the sacred mountains of Kŭmgangsan for much the same reason that today’s graffiti taggers wield cans of spray paint: reputation and control. ...