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Former ISS Director Receives NAFSA International Volunteer Award

Chuck Olcese, former director of International Support Services, was recognized with the International Volunteer of the Year Award at the NAFSA Region II Conference in Lawrence last month. Olcese, who was at KU from 2012 to 2020, was recognized for his work with migrant and refugee populations…

Two KU Doctoral Students Receive Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Award

Two doctoral candidates at the University of Kansas have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award, receiving a combined $92,000 to conduct research in South America. Pere DeRoy, a doctoral candidate in women, gender & sexuality studies, received $…

International Support Services Kicks Off New International Program Series

This fall, International Support Services is launching the Atlas Series, biweekly programs that will encourage international and domestic students to share their culture and build community at KU.

KU Welcomes 12 International Fulbright Students and Teaching Assistants

This academic year the University of Kansas welcomed eight international students as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and four Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants.

Kuwaiti Student Follows in Father's Footsteps to be an International Jayhawk

From the smell of Lippincott Hall to the lush green of the summer trees, memories flooded back to Hussain Arab when he dropped off his son Abdulaziz at KU this month.

KU and ZJNU Sign Joint Institute Agreement

This fall the University of Kansas and Zhejiang Normal University will establish the first-ever joint institute in the field of education between the United States and China.

Hubert Humphrey Fellows to Present Research July 24-26

This summer 29 international fellows with the Hubert H. Humphrey Pre-Academic Program are spending eight weeks at the University of Kansas preparing for professional development experiences across the country.

Barbara Kerr Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Iceland

Barbara Kerr, University of Kansas Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Iceland to study creative communities.

18 Students Receive Gilman Scholarship to Travel Abroad

Representing diverse academic fields across campus, 18 University of Kansas undergraduate students have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad.

KU Receives State Department Grant to Create First Hybrid Study Abroad Program

The University of Kansas was awarded a $35,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to develop a hybrid study abroad program aimed at encouraging underrepresented students to travel internationally. 

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