Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Kansas
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Department Achievements
Wayne L. Black Jr. seeks to make college athletics more equitable
College athletics is often framed as the ultimate even playing field. One of pure opportunity, where anyone can succeed — so long as they’re...
Steven Johnson Jr. looks to deepen understanding of Black RAs’ experiences on campuses
Black resident assistants, particularly those at predominantly white institutions, navigate a unique set of circumstances and biases in the...
John Brickelmyer, EdD, May 2022
promoted to Associate Dean of the School of Professional Studies at KU Edwards Campus
Dawn Shew, EdD, May 2022
appointed Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at the KU School of Nursing
Our latest news
Article tracks history of state history education standards, how teachers can use them as lessons
Stephen Jackson has published an article outlining how state history education standards came about, how they evolved and how teachers can use the standards themselves as history lessons in a way that avoids the common political arguments surrounding the documents.
University of Kansas announces spring 2024 honor roll
More than 7,400 undergraduate students at KU earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2024 semester. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and in the schools of Architecture & Design, Business, Education & Human Sciences, Engineering, Health Professions, Journalism & Mass Communications, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Professional Studies and Social Welfare.
KU announces promotion and tenure for 149 faculty and researchers
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 85 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses.
2024 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore ‘Designing the Future of Learning’
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences welcomes James D. Basham, professor in the Department of Special Education, as the 2023 Budig Teaching Professorship in Special Education award recipient and featured lecturer for 2024.