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KU Libraries, The Commons to host presentation by author Andrew Hoffman on Jan. 13
The University of Kansas Libraries and The Commons will present the Engaged Leaders Speaker Series, a virtual lecture program on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, featuring author Andrew Hoffman. In his keynote address, which is open to all KU faculty, staff and students, Hoffman will discuss the research around his book,...
KU Libraries, The Commons to host presentation by author Andrew Hoffman on Jan. 13
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries and The Commons will present the Engaged Leaders Speaker Series, a virtual lecture program on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, featuring author Andrew Hoffman. In his keynote address, which is open to all KU faculty, staff and students, Hoffman will discuss the research around...
Alex Red Corn to speak on sovereignty, education
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, departments at the University of Kansas are bringing Alex Red Corn, assistant professor of educational leadership at Kansas State University, to offer a presentation titled “Liberating Sovereign Potential in Indigenous Education: Building Capacity and Confronting Colonial Entanglements.”...
Alex Red Corn to speak on sovereignty, education
LAWRENCE — In honor of Native American Heritage Month, departments at the University of Kansas are bringing Alex Red Corn, assistant professor of educational leadership at Kansas State University, to offer a presentation titled “Liberating Sovereign Potential in Indigenous Education: Building Capacity and Confronting Colonial Entanglements.”...
FNSA, The Commons offer series highlighting Native ways of thinking
This fall, the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association (FNSA) and The Commons are offering regular events that center approaches and ideas of Native peoples, drawing on themes offered in the 2021-22 KU Common Book, "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants," by Robin Wall...
FNSA, The Commons offer series highlighting Native ways of thinking
LAWRENCE — This fall, the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association (FNSA) and The Commons are offering regular events that center approaches and ideas of Native peoples, drawing on themes offered in the 2021-22 KU Common Book, "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants," by...
KU to resume Educate & Act Series, offering sessions to address participation in US democracy
LAWRENCE — A series that encourages civic participation among members of the University of Kansas community will resume this fall with two virtual events. ...
The Commons announces return of Red Hot Research with adaptations in fall 2021
LAWRENCE — Red Hot Research will return this fall to the University of Kansas in a different setting. Events in the series will take place Fridays in The Commons’ main hall with a reception to follow in Weaver Courtyard in an effort to offer space for collegial exchange in an...
Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative awards starter grant through The Commons, Office of Research
LAWRENCE – This summer, the Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative (HHARC) at the University of Kansas hosted a grant competition for seed funding to support interdisciplinary research at the intersection of health fields, arts and humanities. In this first round of seed funding, one collaborative team was awarded $3,500...
Educate & Act Series continues to build further dialogue around civic engagement
LAWRENCE — The Educate & Act series, led by The Commons, the Center for Service Learning and the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity, will host two events this spring in an effort to reach University of Kansas students, staff and faculty. The series will continue to feature...
Robin Wall Kimmerer to give 2021 Spencer Lecture for The Commons
LAWRENCE — Acclaimed writer, professor and scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer will give the 2021 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture at 7 p.m. April 1. The event will be broadcast live. ...
Robin Wall Kimmerer to give 2021 Spencer Lecture for The Commons
LAWRENCE — Acclaimed writer, professor and scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer will give the 2021 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture at 7 p.m. April 1. The event will be broadcast live. ...
KU launches Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative
LAWRENCE — During a summer in which countless research projects across the University of Kansas were stalled on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small group of Lawrence and KU Medical Center-based administrators and faculty members met to brainstorm opportunities for collaboration among health professionals, researchers and students in the...
The Commons announces shift to virtual format for Red Hot [Remote] Research in fall 2020
Red Hot Research will return this fall in a different setting. The series, sponsored by The Commons at the University of Kansas, will take place over Zoom and feature most of the trademark elements of the traditional in-person event as it shifts to a digital channel for connecting scholars to...
The Commons announces shift to virtual format for Red Hot [Remote] Research in fall 2020
LAWRENCE — Red Hot Research will return this fall in a different setting. The series, sponsored by The Commons at the University of Kansas, will take place over Zoom and feature most of the trademark elements of the traditional in-person event as it shifts to a digital channel for connecting...
Educate & Act Series resumes dialogue around civic engagement
LAWRENCE — The fall Educate & Act series at the University of Kansas will feature opportunities to learn about democracy in the United States and equip attendees with information around civic participation. ...
The Commons announces spring Red Hot Research dates
LAWRENCE — Red Hot Research returns this spring with six events for University of Kansas researchers. Red Hot Research is a regular Friday event, built of five short presentations from across the university to open the door for new ways of understanding work through discussion across perspectives. ...
The Commons announces spring events for care and well-being series
LAWRENCE — How do we practice care? This question is at the heart of a weekly series of programs offered at The Commons in collaboration with the Institute for Policy & Social Research Center for Compassionate and Sustainable Communities. ...
Author-illustrator Jonny Sun will give Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture
LAWRENCE — Author, illustrator and researcher Jonny Sun, notable for his humorous and interpersonal works, will deliver the 2019 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture. ...
Author, illustrator and researcher Jonny Sun, notable for his humorous and interpersonal works, will deliver the 2019 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture
Sun will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Liberty Hall. His presentation, hosted by The Commons at the University of Kansas, will feature a talk and on-stage interview with Yvonnes Chen, associate professor of journalism. Sun will sign books after the event. ...
The Commons sets Red Hot Research dates for fall 2019
LAWRENCE — Red Hot Research returns this fall with six events for University of Kansas researchers. Red Hot Research is a regular Friday event, built of five short presentations from across KU to open the door for new ways of understanding work through discussion across perspectives. ...
The Commons teams up with architecture students to offer new access to campus garden
LAWRENCE – Since August, students in Keith Van de Riet’s ARCH509 Design-Build class at the University of Kansas have been working to develop a design for the Weaver Courtyard that brings the The Commons’ mission of interdisciplinary collaboration to the outdoors. ...
Alumna creates Commons art installation using dirt, shoe soles
Usually, people clean dirt off of rugs, condemning the soil between the threads as something to get rid of. Artist Rena Detrixhe flips this notion on its head. ...
Activist, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas to give 2019 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture for The Commons
LAWRENCE — Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas will deliver the Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture for The Commons at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Liberty Hall. Vargas’ presentation will focus on his work with undocumented immigrants in the United States featured in his recent book, “Dear America: Notes of...
Activist, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas to give 2019 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture for The Commons
Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas will deliver the Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture for The Commons at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Liberty Hall. Vargas’ presentation will focus on his work with undocumented immigrants in the United States featured in his recent book, “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented...
The Commons, Lawrence bookstore announce 2018-2019 speakers
The University of Kansas Commons and the Raven Bookstore have announced another series of collaborative programming. Initiated in spring 2018, the partnership gives Lawrence and the region an opportunity to come together and celebrate speakers whose writing is deeply informed by their intersectional identities. ...
The Commons announces Red Hot Research dates for fall 2018
LAWRENCE — In its 13th semester, Red Hot Research will feature four sessions for faculty research, including one in conjunction with the Free State Festival and two sessions for graduate student research. This series for KU researchers is built of five short presentations from across the University of Kansas in...
Poet, performer Danez Smith to speak April 3
LAWRENCE — Writer Danez Smith will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at Liberty Hall to feature readings from their recent book, “Don’t Call Us Dead” (2017), published by Graywolf Press. ...
Poet, critic Hanif Abdurraqib to speak at Liberty Hall
LAWRENCE — Writer Hanif Abdurraqib discuss his new book, “They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Liberty Hall. ...