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Tue, 01/20/2026

KU engagement with community honored by Carnegie foundation

KU is among select U.S. colleges and universities honored for demonstrating a commitment to partnership and collaboration with the larger community.

Fri, 05/16/2025

Program to reduce youth violence sees its first class of college graduates

ThrYve has supported hundreds of students through the program out of the KU Center for Community Health & Development and is based on decades of research on reducing youth violence. “Our best indicators of success are our young people,” Jomella Watson-Thompson, ThrYve director, said.

Wed, 04/23/2025

Professor mentors as she shepherds 'Family Sideshow' through world premiere at KC Melting Pot Theatre

Nicole Hodges Persley has a sense of fulfillment on many levels as she works on her last play as artistic director of the Kansas City Melting Pot Theatre. She is directing a cast of four in the world premiere of Brysen Boyd’s tragicomic drama, “Family Sideshow,” opening May 1.