Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure for 44 individuals at the KU Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 114 individuals at the KU Medical Center campus. Promotions for tenure-track faculty and scholarly positions include review by the University Committee on Promotion and Tenure and final approval by the chancellor. 

The promotions of instructional faculty, which are determined and awarded through separate school or departmental reviews, will be announced at a later date.  

Promotion and tenure are effective by or at the start of the fall semester. The full list of those granted promotion and tenure is available online.

Two of KU’s longest-serving deans, Ann Brill, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and Rick Ginsberg, dean of the School of Education and Human Sciences, have announced their plans to step down from their positions and return to the faculty. 

For both dean positions, search committees of faculty, staff, students and alumni will be formed this summer and begin work in the fall. The next deans are expected to be announced by spring 2026.  

Brill, who has served as dean since 2004, will return to the faculty at the start of the fall 2025 semester. An announcement on interim leadership will be coming soon.  

Chief Academic Officer, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer thanked Brill for her leadership, advocacy, innovation and guidance. 

“The fields of journalism and communications have experienced rapid and disruptive changes in recent years, and – in collaboration with faculty, staff, donors and alumni – Dean Brill has worked to ensure the school remains one of the leading and more innovative programs in the nation. Her leadership and commitment have been truly extraordinary,” Bichelmeyer said. 

Ginsberg, who has served as dean since 2005, plans to return to the faculty before the fall 2026 semester and focus on his Center for Reimagining Education. He will continue to lead the school in the coming academic year. 

Bichelmeyer noted that Ginsberg had positioned the school for continued success and influence. 

“The disciplines housed within the school have experienced transformational changes during the past 20 years, and Dean Ginsberg has worked collaboratively with colleagues at KU, across the state and around the world to ensure the school continues to lead, innovate and be respected nationally and internationally throughout this time,” Bichelmeyer said.  

In March, Southwest Airlines announced several changes to offerings and policies. These changes could impact the cost of university-sponsored travel.  

Beginning with flights booked on or after Wednesday, only Southwest Rewards status members and other select customers will be offered free checked bags. Customers who are not eligible for free checked bags will be charged a fee. Southwest also announced changes to fares and flight credits. 

Additionally, all of the Southwest Airlines travel rebate funds announced in a May 19 KU Travel Services message have been used, and no more funds are available.  

KU Travel Services thanks all campus travelers who booked in Concur or with CTP agents this year, which allowed the university to reach its contract spend goals. Watch for announcements about other benefits on the KU Travel website. 

For those prepping for fall or refreshing summer courses, KU's Educational Technologists are here to help with course design, Canvas tools and classroom tech. Schedule a consultation to get started. For software, accounts or device issues, IT Support is available all summer long. 

Contact KU Educational Technologists

Lawrence Campus: itedtech@ku.edu or 785-864-2600 

Edwards Campus: kuec_edtech@ku.edu or 913-626-9619 

Contact KU IT Support

Lawrence Campus: itcsc@ku.edu or 785-864-8080 

Edwards Campus: kuec_support@ku.edu or 913-897-8459 

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Spencer Drive and Lot 91 will be closed this week for work on a utility crossing. Nearby lots 92 and 94 will remain open and accessible from the north off of 11th Street. The work is expected to be completed and Spencer Drive and Lot 91 reopened by next Monday.

After the work is finished, the entrance to lots 92 and 94 will return to being accessible through Spencer Drive and Lot 91. The exit for lots 92 and 94 will remain along 11th Street.

This spring during the University Research Awards ceremony, Chancellor Doug Girod celebrated some of KU's most outstanding researchers and their impact.

Scott Lovell, director of the Protein Structure & X-Ray Crystallography Laboratory, received the Research Staff Achievement Award. In the video above, Lovell talks about his research, including a novel route for antibiotic development, and the opportunities to collaborate at KU.

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