In 2026, KU School of Music alum Kyra Sims plans to complete her goal of performing with her French horn on all seven continents, which would make her the first African American musician to do so. As of 2025, she had performed in five continents, 22 countries and all but four U.S. states.
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Two longtime deans leave legacies of innovation and steadfast stewardship.
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Each year, thousands of graduates pass through the Campanile while family members line the Hill’s walkway and cheer them toward David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. When first-generation KU student Jorge Aragon walked down the Hill with the Class of 2026 in May, he was looking for his mother’s smile in the crowd.
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Cindy Pressgrove Buchanan, PhD, still remembers exactly where she was when she found out she had been accepted to the counseling psychology doctorate program at KU’s School of Education and Human Sciences.
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The University of Kansas is home to innovation, but it is more than an academic practice. It is a mindset, intertwined with entrepreneurship programming at the School of Business.
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After lifesaving treatment at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, a survivor and caregiver chose to help fuel the next generation of cancer research.
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Donna Sweet, M.D., A.A.H.I.V.S., M.A.C.P., understands the importance of a University of Kansas School of Medicine education. Sweet, a School of Medicine-Wichita alumna and longtime faculty member, has pledged a $1 million estate gift in support of the Donna Sweet, M.D., Internal Medicine Program Fund.
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The ninth annual One Day One KU on April 28-29 saw over 4,800 Jayhawks worldwide unite to support the University of Kansas and The University of Kansas Health System.
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Mathew Stava specializes in charting a course. As a veteran in the technology industry and founder of Spinnaker Support, he has built a successful career as an entrepreneur. He and his wife, Kelly, hope to provide KU students the opportunity to do the same with a generous pledge of $2.5 million dollars to propel completion of a new building that will serve as the entrepreneurship hub for the university.
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Christopher “Kit” and Diana Smith have pledged $2 million to create the Dean Davis Law School Scholars Fund and $1 million to create the Kit and Diana Smith Athletics Scholarship.
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