Public Scholars Group Facilitators

Ani Kokobobo (Slavic and Eurasian), Jennifer Raff (Anthropology), and Patricia Gaston (Journalism) have agreed to coordinate the group’s activities. Both Ani and Jennifer have done extensive public writing over the years, their work appearing in high-profile outlets such as The Washington Post, The Conversation, The Chronicle of Higher Ed, Los Angeles Review of Books, The New York Times, Forbes, and The Guardian. Patricia Gaston joined the University of Kansas after a long career at The Washington Post, where she was an editor who worked on several desks including National, Foreign and Editorial.