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University Daily Kansan
Page 0131_2 from reel: L 758 (1975-04-01 to 1975-07-31)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/64442

Title: New Director of PR a Man of Experience
Summary: James R. Collier has been appointed as the new director of public relations at KU, bringing 20-30 years of experience in public relations and journalism from various institutions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; public relations; personnel changes
Named Entities: Collier, James R. [director of public relations]; Dary, David A. [previous director]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Student Says Collection Tactics Bad
Summary: A student letter to the editor criticizes the housing department's collection tactics for unpaid rent and room damage charges, noting that only 30% of charges were collected and proposing alternative billing methods.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student housing; university administration; student concerns
Named Entities: Shapiro, David [chairman of Community Council]; Balour, William [Administrative Housing Board]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: 2 Streets Closed
Summary: Two major streets on the University of Kansas campus will be closed at various times during the summer for construction of a pedestrian underpass between Lindley Hall and Learned Hall.
Category: local news
Subjects: campus construction; university infrastructure; traffic management
Named Entities: Lawton, Keith [KU director of facilities planning and operation]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Social Welfare Gets Dean
Summary: Theodore Ernst has been appointed as the new dean of the School of Social Welfare at KU, bringing experience from Washington University in St. Louis and Columbia University.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; academic leadership; social work education
Named Entities: Ernst, Theodore [dean of Social Welfare]; Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Johnson, Maria [student body president]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Wichita State Gains Contribution
Summary: The T. Wiederann Foundation has made a significant contribution to the Wichita State University Endowment Fund to support medical education programs and student scholarships.
Category: local news
Subjects: higher education funding; medical education; university donations
Named Entities: Reed, Dr. Cramer [dean of WSU School of Medicine]; T. Wiederann Foundation
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: The Country House; The Town Shop; Texas Instruments; Wagon Wheel; The Crewel Cupboard
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 1.0

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 1.0

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