Law, Policy & Society
Wed, 12/06/2023 — While Germany’s 1939 invasion of Poland marks the official start of World War II, one of the major on-ramps to war was the Italian invasion of Ethiopia four years earlier.
“This introduced fascism’s threat to European peace and order by...
Wed, 12/06/2023 — Despite growing national attention on racial inequities in the child welfare system, Kansas has seen the disproportionality experienced by Black and Indigenous children increase during the last five years in the foster care system.
A new...
Tue, 12/05/2023 —
LAWRENCE – In Argentina, perhaps the most psychoanalyzed country in the world, the rhetoric of psychoanalysis proved important in the push for a 2020 federal law that guaranteed free and safe access to abortion through 14 weeks of pregnancy.
A new scholarly paper on the subject published by Verónica Garibotto, professor of Latin American literary & cultural studies at the University of Kansas, has come out at a time when those reproductive rights are being targeted by new president-elect Javier Milei, who opposes abortion.
And even before Milei’s Nov. 19 election victory, the 2020 law and the psychoanalytic discourse behind it “has enabled interlocking forms
Tue, 12/05/2023 — From around the world and across diverse academic units, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as the 2024 cohort of Global Scholars.
In its 13th year, the Global Scholars Program recognizes and encourages...
Mon, 12/04/2023 — Money may not buy happiness, as the saying goes, but it can buy health — to an extent. A new study from the University of Kansas has found that the same amount of wealth does not ensure the same level of positive health outcomes for...
Thu, 11/30/2023 — LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Public Affairs & Administration (SPAA) will welcome new leadership in 2024. Maja Husar Holmes has been named director of the school, effective Jan. 1.
During her 15 years at West Virginia University, Holmes has directed the Department of Public Administration, led public service graduate programs and contributed to college and university strategic initiatives. Her initiatives included advancing public service education, engaging research and fostering inclusivity.
In addition to her role as school director, Holmes will join SPAA as a tenured professor of public administration. Throughout her career, her research has
Wed, 11/29/2023 — Pregnancy has traditionally been seen as among the most “feminine” traits.
A new book argues that not only is this perspective changing, but it’s also been a contested viewpoint in literature for more than a century.
“There are a lot...
Tue, 11/28/2023 — The Kansas African Studies Center and Department of African & African-American Studies will host two prominent African scholars for events at the University of Kansas as the fall 2023 semester concludes. ...
Fri, 11/17/2023 — LAWRENCE – Kevin Willmott is unsure whether his 2020 film, “The 24th,” helped lead to this week’s decision by the U.S. Army to overturn the convictions of 110 Black soldiers who participated in the Houston race riot of 1917, 19 of whom were executed for their violent actions.
But showing the violent injustices that precipitated the uprising was the goal of the Oscar-winning screenwriter, filmmaker and University of Kansas professor of film & media studies all along.
“I was hoping it showed what they went through – to put a human face on the guys,” Willmott said this week. “The movie clearly educated people.”
The film premiered online during the pandemic
Wed, 11/15/2023 — Two University of Kansas graduate students have earned a national scholarship that supports studies in international relations and public service.
Marcela Paiva Veliz, master’s student in Indigenous studies, and Pere DeRoy, doctoral candidate...
Mon, 11/13/2023 — Ari Linden recalls that when he was a graduate student, there was much resistance among his undergraduates to the economic and social critiques of Karl Marx when they were discussed in his German studies first-year seminars. But times have...
Mon, 11/13/2023 — A dozen years ago, the Foxconn City industrial park in China became infamous for a rash of worker suicides. Foxconn (a manufacturer of iPhones, among other notable products) initially responded by installing safety netting around the facility so...
Fri, 11/10/2023 — As part of the University of Kansas Homecoming celebration in October, the KU Army ROTC program took the opportunity to honor extraordinary alumni and acknowledge the achievements of the Jayhawk Battalion. The program inducted new members into...
Thu, 11/09/2023 — Sivani Badrivenkata, University of Kansas senior in pharmacy, has been selected as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, which provides expenses for one to three years of study at the University of Oxford in England.
Finalists are invited to...
Wed, 11/08/2023 — fashions in which women reveal the cleavage between their breasts — was motivated more by misogyny than moral outrage, according to a University of Kansas scholar.
And it was a huge failure, anyway.
That is the conclusion drawn by Paul Scott,
Wed, 11/08/2023 — KU’s Wheat State Tour is back. Twenty-five University of Kansas faculty and staff will take a weekend journey across Kansas to explore the state’s history, economy, culture and geography.
“We’re so glad to be able to deepen our...
Wed, 11/08/2023 — Returning land to original Indigenous owners has long been a personal and family interest to Sarah Deer. As the #landback movement has gained momentum on social media in recent years, Deer and a fellow University of Kansas researcher have...
Tue, 11/07/2023 — The KU Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging will host a Tribal Sovereignty Speaker Series over the month of November in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.
The series will begin with a talk by Joseph “Zeke”...
Fri, 11/03/2023 — Entrepreneurs often have an “elevator pitch,” a concise speech to explain their business in 30-60 seconds. Research can be more complicated, so a group of University of Kansas graduate students will get a full 180 seconds to explain their...
Thu, 11/02/2023 — The word “Restellism” used to be synonymous with abortion. The term was coined because of the notorious Madame Restell, a wealthy midwife who became a renowned and divisive figure in America during the 1800s.
“She was famous enough that...
