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University Daily Kansan
Page 0479 from reel: L 3285 (1990-11-27 to 1991-04-25)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/92781

Title: KU Professors Discuss Gulf War in Class
Summary: KU professors incorporate Gulf War discussions into their classes as a teaching tool, with various academic departments using the conflict to illustrate different subjects and perspectives.
Category: campus news
Subjects: higher education; teaching methods; current events; Persian Gulf War
Named Entities: Rojas, Patricia [staff writer]; Kay, Richard [professor of history]; Beasley, Edward [lecturer]; Adeleji, Joel [professor of African and African-American studies]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Special Ed. Staff in High Demand
Summary: A study of Kansas educators shows that while the threat of a general teacher shortage has dissipated, special education teachers remain in high demand across the state.
Category: local news
Subjects: education; teacher shortage; special education; Kansas education
Named Entities: Randolph, Nedra Beth [staff writer]; Skillet, Jack [dean of teachers college]; Bailey, Jerry [associate dean of education]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: African History Important, Lecturer Says
Summary: Edward Beasley, a lecturer, emphasizes the importance of African history in education and advocates for its inclusion in academic curricula.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: African American studies; higher education; cultural identity; academic lectures
Named Entities: Gold, Lara [staff writer]; Beasley, Edward [lecturer]; Bauer, Erik [student]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Kansas Man Has Succeeded as Writer, Photographer, Composer and Director
Summary: Profile of Gordon Parks, a Kansas-born African American who achieved success as a writer, photographer, composer, and director, overcoming childhood poverty and racism.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: African American achievements; multidisciplinary arts; biography; Kansas cultural figures
Named Entities: Rojas, Patricia [staff writer]; Parks, Gordon [artist]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Edward Beasley Talks With Joel Adeleji, Professor of African and African-American Studies
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: academic collaboration; African American studies; university faculty
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Power Plant; Corporate Managers/Recruiters Associates; Beauty Warehouse; Power
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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