KU Law Blog
Honoring the Legacy of Douglas Wheat, L’74
The University of Kansas School of Law community is remembering the life and legacy of Douglas Wheat, B’72, L’74, a devoted Jayhawk whose leadership, generosity and professional accomplishments left a deep and enduring impact on the school he loved. Wheat, who died July 9, 2025, at age…
Welcoming Law Library Presence Celebrates Retirement
Jeff Montgomery retiring after 46 yearsAfter 46 years at KU Law, Jeff Montgomery is retiring.The circulation and serials department manager for the Wheat Law Library started working with the law school as a graduate student, shelving books in “old” Green Hall – now known as…
Hazel Anderson: Librarian extraordinaire
If you’ve been on the main floor of the library and stopped to peruse the Kansas City Star or the Lawrence Journal-World, you may have wondered about the clock that hangs above the couch and the picture of the woman underneath it. The woman is Hazel Anderson, and she was the first full-…
Wheat Law Library is a Space for Restorative Practice
Photo by Ashley GolledgeAs times and needs change within the law community, so changes the library. Where we were once only a gathering place for students to focus on their academic well-being, we have also become a place for mental and physical well-being.In August of 2017, the ABA’s…