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.
Continue readingSchool of Ed alumna sponsors new fund to support counseling psychology students
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.
Continue readingFaculty member pledges $1 million on One Day One KU to KU School of Medicine-Wichita
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.
Continue reading2026 One Day One KU breaks record for gifts, raises over $5 million in 24 hours
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.
Continue reading$2.5M gift continues strong momentum for KU’s entrepreneurship hub
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.
Continue readingKit and Diana Smith pledge $3 million to support KU students in law, athletics
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.
Continue readingDavid and Diane Bricker honor beloved KU chemistry professor through planned giving
David Bricker essentially grew up at the University of Kansas. When his father, Clark, joined the KU chemistry department in 1963, the university became a central part of David’s childhood.
Continue readingThe long game: David Booth’s historic gift to KU
Get to know the Jayhawk behind the transformative investments in KU, from his Kansas roots to his trailblazing career in finance.
Continue readingKU research targets eating disorders
KU’s new Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating Behaviors is changing the way we talk about eating disorders—and helping a broader range of patients get the treatment they need.
Continue readingKU fraternities and sororities unite to support cancer research
With more than $100,000 already raised, the KU fraternity and sorority community is rallying for blood cancer research with a new fundraising event.
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