In Memoriam: Dr. Arnold Stromberg Remembered for Excellence in Statistics Scholarship, Leadership
By Richard LeComte
Celebrate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month with the UK community
For more than 30 years, the United States has recognized Sept. 15 as the start of Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month.
A&S Students Named Alumni Ambassadors for 2023-24
By Stacey Gish
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2023) — The UK Alumni Association announced the selection of 33 students who will serve as Alumni Ambassadors for the 2023-2024 academic year. As official student hosts of the University of Kentucky, Alumni Ambassadors promote the university at numerous events in partnership between the Office of the President, Office of Philanthropy and the UK Alumni Association.
2023 Hajja Razia Sharif Sheikh Hajja Razia Sharif Sheikh Islamic Studies Lecture
2023 Hajja Razia Sharif Sheikh Lecture
Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion
Donald Trump’s “Muslim Ban” provoked unprecedented opposition: Hollywood featured Muslim characters in contexts other than terrorism; universities included Muslims in diversity initiatives; and the criminal justice system took hate crimes against Muslims more seriously. Has more concern about Islamophobia led to a decrease in discrimination? What will it take to create a more inclusive society?
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Evelyn Alsultany is a Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. She is the author of Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion (2022), listed as one of the 10 best scholarly books of 2022 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. She is also the author of Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11 (2012). Alsultany has served as a consultant for Hollywood studios (Netflix, Amazon, NBC) and co-authored criteria, the Obeidi-Alsultany Test, to help Hollywood improve representations of Muslims. She has published op-eds in The Hollywood Reporter, Time, and Newsweek.
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William T. Young Library Auditorium
Latino Futures in Kentucky: Building Bridges of Collaboration
Event title: Latino Futures in Kentucky: Building Bridges of Collaboration
Description: The panelists will discuss opportunities and Challenges facing the Latino community in Kentucky, particularly in the areas of education and health. They will also discuss strategies and initiatives that could be implemented to build bridges of collaboration between organizations, institutions, and individuals that share the common purpose of recognizing and advancing the Latino heritage in the Commonwealth.
Morning panels:
Panel 1 (Latino Education in the Commonwealth): Fátima Espinoza Vasquez (School of Information Science, UK), Isabel Taylor (Lexington Fayette Urban County Government) and Jackie Arakaki (Lexington Public Library, Village Branch)
Panel 2 (Latino Health in the Commonwealth): Jeanette A Hart (Lexington-Fayette County Health Department), Rosa Martin (UK College of Nursing Program Director /co-PI Corazón de la Familia), Ana S.Q. Liberato, Sociology Department, UK
Afternoon graduate students panel:
Alberto Ortiz Brito, Anthropology: "The rebirth of Olmec colossal heads: resignification processes of archaeological monuments in the municipality of Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, México"
Meimalin Rivas Estanga, Hispanic Studies
Sofía Mena Molina, Hispanic Studies
For their exceptional contributions in support of Latino peoples and communities in the state of Kentucky, the first LACLS ENLACE Award will be given to:
Andrés Cruz, Social Work, UK
Village Branch
Maxwell Street Clinic
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William T. Young Library Auditorium