Welcome!
As we begin the 2011-2012 academic year I am truly pleased with the small steps we have begun to embark on together. We will continue many of those initiatives but also build upon them and strive toward new directions. With your assistance we will advance the campus toward a more diverse and inclusive campus community.
Within that spirit, I remain convinced that there are many positives across campus regarding our good work in the area of diversity — which have been and continue to be very responsive and supportive — that too often are well kept secrets. With your assistance I would like to continue sharing those bright spots with the university community and with our constituencies. Equally important, collectively, we must seek avenues and answers that will continue to move us forward in this increasingly important component of our university.
Spotlight on Diversity
The Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies is celebrating the 40th anniversary of "February Sisters" this February. On February 4, 1972, a group of women took over a building on campus and made some demands, including more women faculty and a women's studies program — this event changed the face of KU and is the spark that led to the Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
February 7, 5-6 pm, 110 Budig
On the Battlefield: Black Women Musicians and the ‘Voicing’ the Civil Rights Movement
February 22, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Alderson Auditorium with a reception to follow in the Malott Room – Kansas Union
As a premier international research university, the University of Kansas is committed to an open, diverse and inclusive learning and working environment that nurtures the growth and development of all.
Video from the October 24, 2011 Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series
Tony Porter educator and activist who is internationally recognized for his effort to end violence against women.
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