Faculty in the news

 

Kansas to vote on abortion rights in first statewide test after Roe's demise

Neal Allen, associate professor of political science and department chair, is quoted in younger voters' role in the Aug. 2 primary. 

The ‘massacre generation’ believes government can prevent mass shootings

Alex Middlewood, assistant professor of political science, with her co-author Abigail Vegter of Berry College, discuss their research on Americans' attitudes about mass shootings. 

How do North and South Americans view the U.S.?

Dinorah Azpuru, professor of political science, provides analysis on the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

How being an administrator made me a better teacher

"Years of managing people at all levels of the university have informed how I now work with students and fundamentally altered my approach to their learning process," writes Keith H. Pickus, professor of history. 

Wichita State offering first indigenous language course

Wichita State is one of a few universities in the nation that now offers a linguistics class in which students can learn the Native American Cherokee language.

Consider ethics in the rush to a new space age, WSU professor urges

“There are a lot of different ways to be pro-space. You can disagree with the proposals for space settlement from billionaires and still be a supporter of space exploration.”

Wichita area has seen noteworthy decline in racial residential segregation

Within the city limits (Wichita), the index of dissimilarity between black and white residents has dropped from a value of 74.4 in 1980 to 44.8 in 2020.

Wichita State professor to build detector to study most elusive particle in the universe

“It’s a great time to study neutrinos,” Solomey said. “This is a great time for looking at what kind of new science can be done in space.”