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Daphne Tibbetts stands in front of a row of books.

Love of language and libraries leads KU graduate to Rubinstein/Mason scholarship

What started as a fondness for libraries and a curiosity about Korean hangul — the writing system and alphabet used for Korean language — has grown into a calling. University of Kansas graduate Daphne Tibbetts has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Rubinstein/Mason Award to support graduate study in library science, with her sights set on becoming a Korean studies librarian.
Kit Cavazos and Theo McKay hold certificates distributed at the 2026 DASEE luncheon.

KU Libraries student employees recognized with dean’s awards

Two University of Kansas student employees who do vital work in Spencer Research Library's public services and a KU Libraries student ambassador were honored among their peers and supervisors at the 14th annual Dean's Award for Student Employee Excellence (DASEE) luncheon on May 7, at Watson Library.
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An ipad leaned up against a stack of newspapers displays a digitized Daily Kansan telling of the 1952 basketball national championship.

More than a century of KU student journalism now freely available online

KU Libraries have digitized more than 140 years of University of Kansas student newspapers, from the first campus publication in 1878 through 2017, making the collection freely available through Kenneth Spencer Research Library’s digital repository.
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