In the first study of the relationship between gender and national identity, the authors wonder if the answer might explain why the country still hasn’t had a female vice president or president.
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Since its founding, the University of Kansas has embodied the aspirations and determination of the abolitionists who settled on the curve of the Kaw River in August 1854. Their first goal was to ensure that the new Kansas Territory entered the union as a free state. Another was to establish a university.
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‘Women Who Work’ attempts to present itself as an apolitical work. But no narratives ever are – and it’s especially the case for those that anxiously seek to appear that way.
Set during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, the epic novel is a case study in the grassroots strength of ordinary people.
Neither major party has made science and engineering issues a big part of its platform. But research – and its funding – are crucial if the U.S. wants to maintain status as a global leader.
When penning his novel ‘Demons,’ Fyodor Dostoevsky was influenced by political turmoil in Russia. But his impulsive, crass antagonist bears a striking similarity to the GOP’s candidate for president.
RNC protests in Cleveland have been peaceful, but are they effective? A historian explains what happened at the DNC in 1968 and why activists may want to reconsider their tactics.
High demand for coffee has pushed growers toward sun or ‘reduced-shade’ plantations that require more water and pesticides while reducing biodiversity.
The 2014 midterm elections were full of surprises, mostly bad for the Democratic Party. Many Democratic candidates were defeated in races where the polls showed them with small but consistent leads. Chief…
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Associate Professor of Russian Literature, University of Kansas
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PhD student, University of Kansas
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Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology of Infectious Diseases, University of Kansas
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Professor of Communication, University of Kansas
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Assistant professor of Public Administration, University of Kansas
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Professor of Theater and Dance, University of Kansas
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Family Physician, Assistant Dean for Rural Health at the University of Kansas Medical Center, University of Kansas
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Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Assistant Curator of Mammals, University of Kansas
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Research Assistant, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment., University of Kansas
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Professor of Urban Planning, University of Kansas
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Kansas
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Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of Kansas
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Assistant Professor of Curriculum Studies, University of Kansas
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Assistant Professor of Psychology; Associate Director of the Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, University of Kansas
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