The University of Kansas

Newspaper management to change hands
Malcolm Gibson, assistant professor of journalism, will become general manager of the University Daily Kansan on Dec. 22, succeeding Tom Eblen. Gibson’s appointment is for one year. Gibson said that as general manager he will advise the student staff of The Kansan on how to keep stories student centered and how to gain readership. Gibson also said he hopes to take the Kansan to a broader audience with converged media.
“The 21st century is a multimedia environment,” Gibson said. “The Kansan should take a leadership role and be an example for not only every student newspaper but every newspaper. That’s our long-term goal.”
Gibson said he accepted the position because he respects students involved in campus media and because he likes the newspaper environment.
“I’ve spent most of my life in newspapers, and I loved every minute of it,” Gibson said.
After Gibson’s term, the journalism school will conduct a nationwide search for the next general manager. Eblen has been general manager and news adviser to the Kansan for 15 years. He was Gannett Foundation Professional in Residence in the School of Journalism from 1979 to 1980. A reception in his honor will take place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21.

Professors to teach abroad as Fulbright Scholars
Three KU professors will share their expertise with a global audience as Fulbright Scholars.
Bob Basow, associate professor of journalism, will lecture at Lanzhou University in Lanzhou, China. Basow will discuss journalism education for the global marketplace. He will leave for China in February and return in July.
David Katzman, professor of American Studies, will lecture on American culture and society and teach a seminar on race and ethnicity at Kobe University in Japan from April to July 2002.
Richard Prum, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, lectures on the macroevolutionary studies of behavior, morphology and biogeography of southeast Brazilian endemic birds. He has been teaching at the State University of Campinas in Campinas, Brazil, since August and will return in January.
As part of the program, KU has received two visiting professors.
Petr Boukharkine, professor of Russian literature, comes to KU from St. Petersburg State University in St. Petersburg, Russia. Boukharkine joined the faculty in October and will continue lecturing on Russian literature until June 2002.
Olena Kovalova is an associate professor of economics and management at Donetsk State Technical University in Donetsk, Ukraine. Kovalova’s research project is titled “Building Bridges: European Security Space and Ukraine’s Policies.” Kovalova came to the United States in September and will return to Ukraine in June of next year.
Each year, approximately 800 U.S. professionals receive Fulbright grants. A similar number are granted to international scholars who come to the United States to teach or conduct research. Since the program began in 1946, 242 KU faculty members have been selected as Fulbright Scholars.

KU grad joins Printing Services
Chad Tunget recently was hired at Printing Services. He replaces Larry Sinks as microcomputer system support technician II. Tunget said the job entails preparing files for printing and staying in contact with all designers on campus. He recently moved back to Lawrence from Florida. He received his degree in advertising from KU in 1996.