KU environmental studies opportunity was fully funded by donor support.
Continue readingImmersive program gives students chance to ‘study abroad’ in Kansas
Collaborative KU spirit welcomes Jayhawks home
The newly renovated Adams Alumni Center and Jayhawk Welcome Center create unique opportunities for campus visits by leveraging an impressive glimpse of campus life through highly personalized and engaging virtual exhibits
Continue readingCelebrating 50 years of Title IX and student-athletes
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX, Women Philanthropists for KU hosted an event featuring former and current KU women student-athletes.
Continue readingLockton family gives $2 million to expand insurance certificate program at KU School of Business
A $2 million gift from the family of the late Jack Lockton will support the expansion of the insurance and risk management certificate program at the University of Kansas School of Business.
Continue readingKU alumnus gives $2 million gift for engineering, law schools
A gift from the estate of late University of Kansas alumnus Dean Frisbie provides $1 million to the School of Law and $1 million to the School of Engineering.
Continue readingBusinessman’s $500,000 gift to Dole Institute recognizes senator’s diplomacy, leadership
A meeting between Jim Xhema, a Greenwich, Connecticut, businessman of Albanian descent, and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole turned into a friendship that has lasted more than 30 years.
Continue readingCouple’s $2 million gift supports KU program in rural medicine
When Harold Ehrlich was growing up on a farm outside Marion, Kansas, there was only one doctor in the area and he did everything, often for the price of a few chickens and some eggs.
Continue readingKU establishes general emergency fund as part of COVID-19 response
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the Jayhawk community, many people are wondering what they can do to help. In response, KU Endowment is establishing a COVID-19 Emergency Relief fund.
Continue readingAlumnus pledges $1 million for future needs at KU Law School
When Michael Davis was a professor at the University of Kansas School of Law in 1971, he made a big impression on law student Christopher “Kit” Smith — so big, Smith and his wife, Diana, have pledged $1 million to create a fund at KU Law in Davis’ name.
Continue readingGift establishes Biodiversity Institute directorship at KU
An anonymous donor has committed $900,000 to endow the directorship for the Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas.
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