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The KU School of Education & Human Sciences offers a variety of graduate and undergraduate programs at the KU Lawrence Campus site in Joseph R.

Founded in 1909, the University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences educates future teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists and health and sport professionals. Pearson Hall and Robinson Center. The School also offers several graduate degree programs online and through the KU Edwards Campus in Kansas City (Overland Park, Kansas).

10/22/2026

Thank you to the students, faculty and staff who joined us for our Homecoming boba pop-ups in Joseph R. Pearson Hall and Robinson Center. 🧋

It was a great chance to celebrate the week together. Rock Chalk!

10/21/2026

Thinking about teaching in Italy next summer but still have questions? Program leaders Lonna Summers Rocha and Carrie La Voy are hosting two drop-in Zoom sessions next week for KU’s study abroad program in Carpi, Italy.

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5-6:30 p.m. CT
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5-6:30 p.m. CT

Email [email protected] for questions and Zoom login details.

Applications are due Nov. 1. Apply now: bit.ly/4bw5sp6

10/20/2026

Congratulations to Laura Malagon Palacios, an advanced Ph.D. student in school psychology, and Erin Yosai, associate professor of professional practice in the Department of Educational Psychology, on landing the cover of the October issue of Communiqué!

Malagon Palacios and Yosai co-authored the cover story, "Empowering Latino Parents in the Special Education Process." The piece looks at Latino parents' lived experiences with the IEP process and offers culturally responsive strategies to help schools and families work together more effectively.

Communiqué is the flagship publication of the National Association of School Psychologists and the most widely read school psychology publication in the world.

See the October issue: bit.ly/4BjMDk7

10/16/2026

Teach English at a school in Gwangju, South Korea, earn six credit hours and spend your weekends exploring the country, all through KU’s Teaching English in Korea program.

Curious what a day in the classroom looks like? Join the Department of Curriculum and Teaching for a 30-minute webinar at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 on Zoom. You’ll learn how credit works, how to meet the Dec. 15 priority deadline and how to apply for the Freeman Foundation Scholarship, which awards eligible students up to $4,000.

The program is open to KU undergraduate and graduate students in any major, and no Korean language experience is required.

RSVP and learn more: bit.ly/4sd8F3V

10/06/2026

The KU Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies is hosting Coffee & Connect for alumni and current students of the Higher Education Administration program.

We encourage friends and campus partners of the program to join us from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Kansas Room of the KU Memorial Union. Remarks will begin at 10:30 a.m.

RSVP to let us know you're coming: bit.ly/4yuaFXK

09/25/2026

Last week, colleagues from across campus gathered in the atrium of Joseph R. Pearson Hall to formally welcome Dean Joshua Newman to KU.

Thank you to the University of Kansas Provost Office for putting the reception together and to everyone who came out to celebrate with us.

Rock chalk!

09/25/2026

The School of Education & Human Sciences invites you to the 2026 Gene A. Budig Lecture featuring Dr. Hyesun Cho, professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching.

Cho will present "Teacher Identity, Emotion, and Agency Through Multimodal Writing," drawing on student work from Teaching English in Korea, the study abroad program she directs. Her talk will look at how preservice and in-service TESOL teachers express identity, emotion and agency through writing and reflection.

Tuesday, Oct. 13
Reception 4 p.m. | Lecture 4:30 p.m.
Joseph R. Pearson Hall, Room 150

RSVP today: bit.ly/4htfx8m

09/18/2026

Our SOEHS community came together for our kickoff tailgate last week!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, and a special thanks to the alumni who traveled to join us.

09/18/2026

The Jayhawks are making history on September 19 when they take on the Arizona Sun Devils, bringing the first ever college football game to Wembley Stadium.

This is the kind of global stage where sport management professionals make their mark. The KU master's in sport management prepares you to lead in an industry that's expanding worldwide, connecting you with faculty and leaders who operate at the highest levels of athletics.

Ready to build a career as dynamic as the game itself?
https://onlinesportmanagement.ku.edu/

09/09/2026

Congratulations to Olivia Palmer, a graduate student in the Higher Education Administration program, on being named a NASPA IV-West Region Graduate Student Rising Star.

Palmer serves as a Sorority and Fraternity Life Graduate Assistant and was recognized for her leadership and involvement in campus activities and organizations. She is invited to accept the award from the NASPA president at the conference in Boulder, Colorado, in October.

Rock Chalk, Olivia!

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1122 West Campus Road
Lawrence, KS
66045

Telephone

+17858643726

Website

https://soehs.ku.edu/

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