history
Monks on the Move: Indian Ocean Buddhism 1100-1500
Colonial Epistemology and the Transformation of Inca Culture
Olson Recipient of a Festschift
Dr. Robert Olson, professor (emeritus) of Middle East History and Politics at the University of Kentucky, has been the recipient of a Festschift Kurdish Issues: Essays in Honor of Robert W. Olson on his 75th birthday. Fifteen of the top scholars from the Middle East, Europe and the United States specializing in Kurdish Studies contributed 13 essays in his honor.
Screening of "My Perestroika" and Q&A with director Robin Hessman
Join us for an evening with filmmaker Robin Hessman and a screening of her award-winning documentary, MY PERESTROIKA (2010). The film tells the stories of five Moscow schoolmates who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain, witnessed the joy and confusion of glasnost, and reached adulthood right as the world changed around them. A Q&A with the director will follow the film.
For more information please visit myperestroika.com
Two A&S Educators Honored With 2016 Great Teacher Awards
Six University of Kentucky educators were recently named recipients of the UK Alumni Association 2016 Great Teacher Award.
UK College of Law, A&S Team Up To Offer 6-Year BA + JD Program
A new collaboration between the University of Kentucky College of Law and College of Arts and Sciences will allow students seeking a law degree to save time and money by graduating in six years instead of seven.