Kansas Stories
Big Idea: It's Time to Change the Way We Talk About Immigrants
Too often in the past, information about various immigrant groups shared by the mainstream media relied on harmful stereotypes and played up fears and anxieties. The negative narratives continue today.
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Changing How We Talk About the Civil Rights Movement
Domestic workers, laborers, unemployed youth, public housing tenants and other grassroots foot soldiers – largely working class, female, or both – did the daily work of the Civil Rights Movement. Where are their stories?
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The Heart of the Matter: The Role of Humanities
In 2010, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences created a Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences to address the importance of the humanities in the 21st century.
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Writing for the Event: Bring Back the Occasional Poem
Poet Laureate of Kansas Kevin Rabas makes the case for bringing back the tradition of "occasional poems."
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Big Idea Q&A with Clarence Lang
Clarence Lang, Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas, answered Kansans' questions about his Big Idea: It's time to change how we talk about the Civil Rights Movement.
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