Award-winning Poets Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Tarfia Faizullah to Present at Women Writers Conference
By Whitney Hale
Award-winning poets Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Tarfia Faizullah will present workshops as part of the 2018 Kentucky Women Writers Conference this September.
International Studies Creates New Space for Students
By Sarah Wood
There are 177 international studies majors and 49 minors in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky. The International Studies Program has grown from 25 students at its inception in 2007 to more than 200 students this semester. Though the major has grown significantly over the years, it has not had a designated study space. That changed this semester.
Faculty Awards and Recognition Ceremony 2018
The College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Awards and Recognition Ceremony.
Political Science Department’s Investment in Undergraduate Research Starting to Pay Dividends
The Political Science Department’s investment in undergraduate research started paying major dividends this semester, with students producing and presenting scientific research to an unprecedented degree.
Prius or Pickup? Explaining America's Great Divide
"Prius or Pickup? How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide" Talk by renowned expert on American polarization, presenting his forthcoming followup to an influential book on authoritarianism. Reception to follow.
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King Alumni House
Chana Akins Chosen for Prestigious ACE Fellowship
By Lindsey Piercy
The American Council on Education has announced that Chana Akins, professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky, has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2018-19 academic year.
Sociology Doctoral Student Receives P.E.O. Scholarship for Women
By Lindsey Piercy
Amanda Bunting, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Kentucky, is one of 100 doctoral students in the U. S. and Canada selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was sponsored by Chapter AO KY of Lexington.
Honoring Outstanding Teaching and Inclusive Excellence
The University of Kentucky recognized exceptional faculty and teaching assistants at the Outstanding Teaching Awards at the 2018 University of Kentucky Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 19, in the Lexmark Room at the Main Building. Recipients of Inclusive Excellence Awards, in partnership with the Office for Institutional Diversity, were also recognized.
UK Provost David Blackwell presented the William B. Sturgill Award, the Albert D. and Elizabeth H. Kirwan Memorial Prize, the Outstanding Teaching Faculty and Teaching Assistant Awards.