KU International Affairs 2024-25
This was a year for International Affairs that demonstrated collaboration, remarkable achievement, and a host of sudden changes.
Grappling with the loss of Title VI funding
The University of Kansas is charting a new path for its longstanding leadership in less commonly taught languages and area studies after the sudden federal cancellation of Title VI funding.
"KU is a place where people choose to care, to engage, and to lean in. It is an institution that inspires discovery, nurtures passions, builds expertise, and reminds us that each of us belongs to a global knowledge community."
Message from the Senior Internationalization Officer & Vice Provost for International Affairs, Charles Bankart
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Remembering Richard Paegelow: KU International Affairs mourns the loss of an extraordinary global citizen whose decades-long dedication as an advisory board member profoundly enriched our community. His establishment of the Richard Paegelow Scholarship for Study at the Universidad de Costa Rica ensures his legacy endures, empowering future KU students to experience the transformative study abroad opportunities he championed since his own Junior Year Abroad to Costa Rica in 1969.
ISS's finest hour
In the face of major changes in U.S. visa policies, KU's International Support Services office responded with tireless support, fostering resilience and community.
Michael Wuthrich: Fostering cross-cultural learning
Michael Wuthrich, this year’s recipient of the George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award, reflected on his unexpected journey from rural Kansas to international scholarship and outlined a vision for educators to bring lived experience into the classroom, serve as cultural intermediaries, and champion cross-cultural empathy.
A conversation Melinda Lewis, International Teaching Awardee
In this interview, International Teaching Award recipient Melinda Lewis discusses how her immersive study abroad programs in Costa Rica blend academic rigor with transformative, community-based experiences, shaping KU social work students’ understanding of global practice.A globally great year for study abroad
Emma Green: Guiding global students
A recent graduate’s journey into international education comes full circle as she works with International Short Programs this summer.Worldwide and the wiser for it: International Internships
Charlie Johnson: From Lawrence to the Levant
A college career and global adventure super-charged by KUIA.Standing proud
Advisory Board Acknowledgement
Many thanks for the KU International Affairs Advisory Board’s support and advocacy for internationalization at KU: Chair, James Harder; Vice Chair: Nicole Horton; Anna R. Anderson; Carol Ann Brown; G. Wayne Burge; Lesley Elwell; Roger L. Hiatt; Jill Kleinberg, PhD; Jack Martin; Patrick A. Mawhinney; Jean Hardy Robinson, PhD; Thomas A. Rudkin; Leslie McElfresh Schweitzer; Jessica Townsend Teague; and Ronald Wasinger.
Thank you, donors!
KU International Affairs is deeply grateful for the generosity of our donors and the transformative international education opportunities they provide at KU.