Listen to Margaret Kelley discuss it's not just fear of violence or belief in the second amendment and gun rights prompting gun ownership. On this episode of WhenExpertsAttack she explains that concerns about Armageddon and "supernatural" evil also are at play.
Read about Afro-Puerto Rican illustrator Eric Velasquez in this piece written by William García-Medina for Teaching For Change.
Congratulations to Dr. Alex Stuckyfor successfully defending his dissertation on December 12, 2019.
Geoffrey Newmandid a podcast for the journal Kansas History that was broadcast on 91.9 KSDB-FM. It is available online here.
Congratulations to Dr. Ora McWilliamsfor successfully defending his dissertation on May 10, 2019.
Congratulations to Sam Steuart for being named KU's 20th Truman scholar!
This article, written by Geoffrey Newman, was published in the August edition of the Kansas HistoryJournal. Congratulations Geoffrey!
Rachel Schwaller and Saoussen Cheddadi successfully defended their respective dissertations on October 29, 2018. Congratulations, Drs. Schwaller and Cheddadi!
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Kathryn Vaggalis for being awarded the American Studies Association's 2018 Gene Wise-Warren Susman Prize!
Dr. Gamze Kati Gumus defended her dissertation with honors on May 10, 2018. Congratulations, Dr. Kati Gumus!
KU-AUMIInterArts was recently featured by the Commons in a video on improving inclusive communities at KU. You can watch the video, which features our own Sherrie Tucker amongst other founders of the movement at KU, and learn more about AUMI here!
This article, written by Ph.D. candidate Hannah Bailey, was published in the latest edition of Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Congratulations, Hannah!
We would like to recognize Patrick Sumner, 2005 alumni, for his work in this articleabout the defacement of the John Brown memorial in the Quindaro area of Kansas City, Kansas.
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Burrow-Branine for successfully defending his dissertation with honors January 25, 2018.
Please read this article about Professor Robert Warrior titled: Native scholar uncomfortably at home in American studies field.
Congratulations to Josh Parshall, an alumni who was recently featured in this article.
How a motion-tracking musical software is breaking down barriers for people with disabilities: click here to read more about the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument (AUMI), a one-of-a-kind piece of inclusive technology that promotes musical improvisation. The article recognizes Professor Sherrie Tucker, who started AUMI jam sessions and helped to bring the grant and symposium for it to Lawrence. Written by Omar Sanchez
Tribute Or Tribulation? How do we commemorate history? What is the best way to remember a conflicted and painful past? And who gets to decide?Listen here »
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