here are a lot of reasons to go to graduate school. For some, a master’s degree can be the determining factor in getting a pay raise or promotion. Others enter the program because it gives them an...

Thanksgiving week provides college basketball with an opportunity for clashes between top 25 programs. That's the expectation for Wichita State and Notre Dame who could potentially meet in championship...

ichita State is all about catering to prospective students with an emphasis on new age, luxury amenities. President John Bardo talks highly about what Wichita State has to offer, so WSU was proud to offer...

I used to listen to stories my grandfather told about life on a ship. He served on the USS A.T. Harris as a gunner’s mate. His handshake was something people knew him by. He talked about the people,...

Wichita State Provost and Senior Vice President Tony Vizzini said it all last fall. It was at a meeting about budget cuts, and a professor had asked about the future of liberal arts and sciences at...

The racist activity and homicide in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August made me think a lot, more than usual, about what is happening in our country. Tension has been building and building — think Ferguson,...

t every stage of his outstanding tenure at Wichita State, Matson has been an honest, accountable, easy-going guy — and even more, he’s been a foundation piece of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts...

Six years ago, Wichita State lost one of its greatest professors, Les Anderson. He was the heart of the Elliott School of Communication. He was a mentor, a newspaperman, a friend. He loved his students...

For the Oct. 23 issue of The Sunflower, I wrote a column about sexual harassment and assault. This time, it’s personal. Last week, reports of Democratic lawmakers sexually harassing young women (and...

Optimism is good. I wish I had more optimism. I should have a glass half-full viewpoint when I evaluate things going on at Wichita State. If you see everything in life as a glass half-full, at some...

Bad drivers on campus can start expecting consequences. Starting Nov. 1, Wichita State’s campus police began handing out traffic citations to drivers who run stop signs or don’t yield to pedestrians...