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Open Access Week webinar to explore federal public access policy amid shifting landscape

KU Libraries will celebrate International Open Access Week with a virtual webinar featuring Corinna Turbes, Senior Manager of Government Relations at the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), from 2 to 3:30 p.m. CST, Thursday, Oct. 22.
KU students gather in a small group to discuss a common read selection.

Help pick the next KU common book

KU Reads: A Common Book Experience is inviting students, faculty, staff, and campus community members to help shape the next KU Reads: A Common Book Experience by nominating a book for the 2027-2028 academic year.
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A graphic showing American Girl doll Raquel Reyes and her creator, Angela Cervantes, along with the book cover for The Diary of Raquel Reyes.

KU Libraries to host KU alum, American Girl author Angela Cervantes for Hispanic Heritage Month

Angela Cervantes, the Jayhawk behind American Girl’s 2026 Girl of the Year character, Raquel Reyes, will return to the University of Kansas on Oct. 17 for a free family event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
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