Black Studies @50

9:15 – 10:20 a.m.: Gender and Sexuality in the Shaping of Black Studies

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.: Creativity and the Imagined Future of Black Studies

Noon – 1 p.m.: Lunch:  Envisioning the Future

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.: Africa and the Diaspora in the Future of Black Studies

2:40 – 3:50 p.m.: New Voices in AAAS

4 – 5:30 p.m.: Closing Keynote: Nathan Connelly

Connolly is the Herbert Baxter Adams associate professor of history at Johns Hopkins University and co-host of the U.S. history podcast, BackStory. His writing focuses on black family, property and citizenship. Connolly is also the author of "A World More Concrete: Real Estate and the Making of Jim Crow South Florida."

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Woodward Hall, Gatton College of Business and Economics

Black Studies @50

"1968: Student Advocacy in the Beginning of Black Studies and Expanding the Study of Race in Higher Education and the Community," will be held at 6 p.m. in Woodward Hall Room 207, located inside the Gatton College of Business and Economics.

Panel participants will include Black Student Union founders and activists Jim Embry, Theodore Berry, Guy Mendes, William Turner and Elaine Adams Wilson. Gerald Smith, professor in the Department of History, will moderate the panel.

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Woodward Hall, Gatton College of Business and Economics

Gender Studies and Anthropology Professor to Head Feminist Anthropology Board

By Madison Dyment

The University of Kentucky prides itself on housing a diverse faculty whose work is rewarded with numerous achievements. Srimati Basu, an Associate Professor in Gender Studies and Anthropology, has added to this exalted tradition, having recently been named the president-elect for the Association for Feminist Anthropology (AFA).

CANCELLED: Language Diversity in Educational Settings

Dunstan is the NCSU Assistant Director of the Office of Assessment. Her research examines dialect as an element of diversity that shapes the college experience, particularly for speakers of non-standardized dialects of English. Dunstan and Jaeger (2015) found that students from rural, Southern Appalachia felt that their use of a regional dialect put them at a disadvantage in the college classroom. The students interviewed by Dunstan reported that “they had been hesitant to speak in class, felt singled out, dreaded oral presentations, tried to change the way they talked, and felt that they had to work harder to earn the respect of faculty and peers”. In addition to speaking about her work with Appalachian college students, Dunstan would accompany members of the Department of Linguistics to a meeting with the UK office of Academic and Student Affairs to discuss how to meet the needs of all UK students, regardless of linguistic background.

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233 Gatton B&E

UK's New Faculty Hires Taking African American, Africana Studies to the Next Level

By Lindsey Piercy

From left to right: Regina Hamilton, Derrick White, Bertin Louis, Nikki Brown, Frances Henderson, Kamahra Ewing

In an effort to build institutional excellence, an inclusive curriculum and faculty diversity, the University of Kentucky is welcoming six new educators to the College of Arts and Sciences.

Are Children Interested in Politics? UK Researcher Provides Insight in New Study

By Lindsey Piercy

Christia Spears Brown's professional roles as a researcher, teacher and advocate for public policy issues are integrated around her interests in issues of diversity and equality. Pete Comparoni | UK Photo.

When it comes to talking politics with your children, you may think they would rather be playing video games or texting their friends — but that's not exactly true.

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