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9/8/2009
'Girl Trouble' Comes to Women Writers Event

Holly Goddard Jones, a University of Kentucky graduate is a featured presenter at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Sept. 10–12.more »

8/12/2009
Memorial Fund Honors Legacy of James Baker Hall

The scholarship will benefit an English major who displays an interest in creative writing as well as a commitment to civic responsibility.more »

6/24/2009
In Memoriam: James Baker Hall Passes Away

Hall was a former Poet Laureate of Kentucky, A&S faculty and UK graduate.more »

6/24/2009
A&S Grad Wins Highly Selective Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Kayla Rae Whitaker will use the scholarship to pursue her passion for writing as she works toward a master’s degree in fine arts offered thr...more »

6/7/2009
College of Arts and Sciences Names New Dean

Mark Kornbluh will take the reins of the UK College of Arts and Sciences at the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year. more »

4/26/2009
Greg Stump Honored with A&S Outstanding Teaching Award

Stump is also a member of the International Studies Program Advisory Committee and has played an essential role in establishing the Indian S...more »

3/13/2009
Gurney Norman Named Kentucky Poet Laureate

For 30 years, Norman has been a force to be reckoned with in the literature of Appalachia and the South. He was instrumental in the founding...more »

1/13/2009
Two A&S Faculty Awarded NEH Fellowships

Daniel Breazeale, professor and acting chair of the Department of Philosophy, and Peter Kalliney, associate professor in the Department of E...more »

8/20/2008
UK Linguists Collaborate on Documentation of Endangered Language

With an Arts & Sciences Major Research Grant and additional funding from the English Department, UK’s Linguistics Program brought three ...more »

8/6/2008
Kim Edwards Featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader

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4/28/2008
Registrar Announces Paperless Schedule of Classes Starting Spring 2009

The decision to not print a traditional schedule book will bring both environmental and economic benefits to the university. more »

4/21/2008
Two Graduating A&S Students Earn Sullivan Awards for Commitment to Community Service

The recipients are graduating senior female Megan K. Tolley of Louisville, graduating senior male Joseph David Ritchie of Bardstown. more »

4/9/2008
English professor Kim Edward's bestselling novel, "The Memory Keeper's Daughter," wins 2008 British Book Award

The bestselling novel "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" has been named the winnter of the 2008 British Book Award in popular fict...more »

4/1/2008
Susan Bordo's Examination of Anne Boleyn Featured in the Chronicle Review

University of Kentucky professor Susan Bordo examines pop culture, history and the tensions facing women today as she looks for the answer.more »

Events

English Department Colloquium - Fall 2009

Up next: Friday, Nov. 13 - Jesslyn Collins-Frohlich, graduate student Dept. of English: “Negotiating Others: American Identity in Unca Eliza...more »

Vincent Carretta Lecture

Vincent Carretta will be giving a talk at the Niles Gallery on Tuesday, November 10th, at 4:30 p.m. The title of his lecture is "The Ch...more »

Two Events for Social Theory's Distinguished Fall Speaker

Thursday, November 5, 4:00 p.m. in 318 POT and Friday, November 6, 4:00 p.m. in the West End Room on the 18th Floor of POTmore »

Fall 2009 English Department Colloquium

Friday, October 30, 3:00 p.m., Room 211 Student Center Additionmore »

The Afrillachian Aesthetic and Poeting the Historical Narrative

Wednesday, Oct. 21 4:00-6:00 p.m. - A talk by Frank X. Walkermore »

October 20 - National Day on Writing

The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning is organizing a community-wide celebration and will promote writing by encouraging people to c...more »

Benjamin Franklin Lecturer Visits UK

Carla Mulford is the Founding President of the Society of Early Americanists, and she teaches early modern, early American, and Native Ameri...more »

Roxanne Mountford presentation

October 16more »

Public Invited to Epic Events

Two Performances of Homer's "The Illiad" will take place on the UK campus.more »

 

 
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