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Curriculum & Teaching Stories
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Kylie Kookesh attends 2022 White House Tribal Youth Forum
Every year, Native youth from across Indian Country gather with high-level officials and guest speakers for the White House Tribal Youth Forum, hosted by...
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14 questions with Grace Mosier, unified early childhood education major
Grace Mosier was looking for a path that would lead her into a helping profession. As a unified early childhood major in KU’s School of Education...
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10 questions with Audrey McDonald, unified early childhood education major
Since the start of her college career, Audrey McDonald knew she was passionate about helping students. After working as a mentor in a special...
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TESOL master’s grad Gabe Ryan continues teaching journey in Vietnam
Sometimes, identifying the right career path is a difficult and gradual process, the result of painstaking deliberation and back-and-forth...
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University of Kansas announces spring 2024 honor roll
More than 7,400 undergraduate students at KU earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2024 semester. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and in the schools of Architecture & Design, Business, Education & Human Sciences, Engineering, Health Professions, Journalism & Mass Communications, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Professional Studies and Social Welfare.
New book examines best methods to prepare future English teachers
Theory, curriculum and what it means to be a professional educator are all at the heart of “Principles That Shape English Teacher Education,” co-edited by Heidi Hallman, professor of curriculum & teaching at KU.
Recent KU graduate receives Fulbright Award; 3 others named alternates
One recent University of Kansas graduate accepted a prestigious Fulbright award as a teaching assistant in Austria, and two other alumnae and a doctoral candidate were named alternates to study or conduct research abroad.
KU announces promotion and tenure for 149 faculty and researchers
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 85 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses.