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15 students selected as the 40th class of University Scholars

Tue, 03/09/2021 LAWRENCE The 40th class of University Scholars and their faculty mentors were recently recognized during digital receptions hosted by the University of Kansas. The University Scholars Program is designed to recognize and encourage academically talented and motivated sophomores who have demonstrated intellectual achievement and curiosity. Competitively selected from KU’s sophomore class, University Scholars receive a $1,500 scholarship and are assigned a faculty mentor to support the development of their academic interests and engagement with research. The close and continuing working relationships between professors and University Scholars, as well as the seminar’s role as a vehicle for interdisciplinary exchange on a topic of contemporary interest, provides a rich and challenging environment for all participants. The University Scholars program prepares students for academic excellence now, while at KU, and in leadership roles once they have graduated.

Letter to the editor: Lost tradition | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas

James Woelfel, Lawrence To the editor: This is a kind of “footnote” to Ben Chappell’s letter about KU’s Humanities program (Journal-World, Feb. 24). Some KU alumni who are Journal-World readers may not realize that Humanities is the program that from 1997 to 2015 was called Humanities & Western Civilization, the result of a union between two long-established interdisciplinary programs. “Western Civ” began in 1945 and for almost seven decades was a graduation requirement for many KU undergraduates. Students read and discussed some of the important texts that had contributed to shaping the ideas and values of the world in which they were living. Humanities was the university’s first interdisciplinary major, established in 1947 and long a source of innovative courses such as the “Interrelations of the Humanities and the Arts” series. In the 21st century the united program has been the home of the Peace & Conflict Studies major track and graduate certificate. The two

Letter to the editor: KU programs | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas

Letter to the editor: KU programs | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas
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