LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Excellence in teaching is central to the University of Kansas' mission and integral to the KU experience. With this in mind, KU this week is celebrating five outstanding faculty as winners of the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. The five honorees: * Jenny Archibald, assistant teaching professor, biology. * Alison Gabriele, professor, linguistics. * Tim Jackson, professor, chemistr  more

SALINA, Kansas, July 22 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following Q&A on July 21, 2024, with Director of Athletics Miguel Paredes: * * * It was another banner year for Kansas Wesleyan Athletics. It culminated with Kansas Wesleyan winning its second consecutive KCAC Commissioner's Cup, which reflects excellence in athletics in 21 championships. Twelve teams qualified for NAIA postseason play, 11 Coyotes earned NAIA All-America honors, and numerous student-athletes and coaches receive  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: When David Bergeron was working on his 2022 book (https://news.ku.edu/news/article/2022/03/21/duke-lennox-preternatural-political-talent) on Ludovic Stuart, who was Duke of Lennox (1583-1624) during the reign of Britain's King James I, he came across interesting materials, too, on Ludovic's younger brother who succeeded him as Duke, Esme Stuart. But it wasn't until he read what he considered a cursory ent  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Democratic Governors Association Chair Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Vice Chair Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued the following statement on President Joe Biden no longer seeking reelection: "President Joe Biden's strong leadership guided our nation out of a pandemic, strengthened democracy at home and abroad, and delivered historic bipartisan legislation for the middle class that has created an economy that is t  more