Mar 5, 2012 — By Joe Kleinsasser — Love is not enough if you are a white parent of an adopted black child. That's the premise behind мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø assistant professor Darron T. Smith's recently published book "White Parents, Black Children: Experiencing Transracial Adoption." The book is based on Smith's doctoral dissertation.

Mar 5, 2012 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Global Village is among the Top 10 nationally distributed public radio shows. The eclectic show airs locally on KMUW FM 89.1, which is among the Top Five stations that distribute it. KMUW is licensed by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.

Mar 19, 2012 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Former Congressman Dan Glickman will be the speaker at the Second Luzzati Lecture Series, hosted by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Department of Political Science and the Elliott School of Communication. The event is at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 29th Street and Oliver. It is free and open to the public.

Feb 28, 2012 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — American organist George Baker will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in Wiedemann Recital Hall as part of the College of Fine Arts Rie Bloomfield Organ Series at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø. Tickets are $10, with discounts available, through the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3233 or online at www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice.

Feb 27, 2012 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Counseling and Testing Center is offering a workshop to help high school students prepare for the ACT math section of the test from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 10, at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø. The cost for the workshop is $23, and registration can be done online at www.registerblast.com/wsu.

Feb 27, 2012 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Alyssa Johnson of Sterling (Kan.) High School has won мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø's Elliott School of Communication Victor Murdock Scholarship in Journalism for 2012. Named for the former Wichita Eagle editor-in-chief Victor Murdock, the Murdock Scholarship provides $5,000 over four years toward the winner's journalism education.

Feb 27, 2012 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — A Feb. 24 article in The Washington Post featured several photos taken by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø students from the Elliott School of Communication's Symphony in the Flint Hills project.

Mar 2, 2012 — By Lainie Rusco — When Beth Tully graduated from мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø in 1976, she thought her path was set. Then, at 50, she decided to return to her roots and make a career out of what had always been a hobby: making chocolate. Tully is now the owner of Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates.

Feb 24, 2012 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Local product distribution company MoJack Distributors has hired Barton International Group, a student-run consulting firm at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, to conduct market research for the company.

Mar 23, 2012 — By Joe Hartup — Ten years ago, Jenny Farha knew instrumental music was her ticket to college. Today she is a teacher at Price-Harris. While attending мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø, Farha discovered her passion for elementary education. Farha is grateful for the teaching internships she acquired through cooperative education.