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Spencer Museum announces KU Common Work of Art for 2026-2027

The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas has selected the painting “Winter Flight” by Kay WalkingStick as the KU Common Work of Art for the 2026-2027 academic year. The painting complements themes from the KU Reads book, “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey.
Chamisa Edmo presents during a session of THATCamp in 2025.

KU to host THATCamp 2026, a day of hands-on digital humanities collaboration

The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas will host THATCamp 2026 on Aug. 28. The free event, open to all KU faculty, staff, students and community members, encourages exploration at the intersection of technology and humanities.
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KU Libraries now provides access to Inside Higher Ed

Members of the KU community on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses now have unlimited access to Inside Higher Ed, a leading online publication covering news, analysis and commentary on higher education, through a new institutional subscription provided by KU Libraries.
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Whayne Scholars to highlight research projects, KU’s African American Experience Collections during public talks July 9

The University of Kansas Libraries will host a public presentation featuring the 2026 recipients of the Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Awards at 3 p.m. July 9.
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