VIDEO: UK Alumni Association Honors Great Teachers
On Saturday, the University of Kentucky Alumni Association presented its 2015 Great Teacher Awards to six recipients at a recognition dinner.
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Muslim Students, Faculty Reassured of Inclusion
The University of Kentucky Muslim Student Association, an organization with a sustained 43-year history on campus
STEAM High School Students Gain Unique Experience Interning at UK
In any given program and semester, college students are leaving the classroom, and often times campus, to get a glimpse of the professional world or their future career by interning.
UK Confucius Institute Brings Exhibit, Symposium With Focus on Jewish Refugees in Shanghai
An exhibition and symposium at the University of Kentucky will explore the experience of Jewish refugees in China.
French Studies Forum on the Paris Attacks
The University of Kentucky recently hosted a French Studies Forum on the Paris Attacks, organized by French and Francophone Studies within the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
The participants in the forum address the cultural and political context of, as well as the emerging and continuing fallout surrounding, the recent deadly attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher market (January 7-9, 2015).
Office Hours with Ernest Yanarella and Anthony Ogden
The eleventh episode of Office Hours is here! This week, we continue our theme of education abroad opportunities and speak to Ernest Yanarella, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, and Anthony Ogden, Director of Education Abroad.
Covering All The Aspects: New A&S Internship
Despite differences in subject matter and methods, students in disciplines like Biology and English have some common ground: they are part of the College of Arts and Sciences. Recently, this common ground connected two UK alumni who graduated over thirty years apart.
Defining Borders: Social Theory Graduate Course
Every spring the Committee on Social Theory offers the team-taught seminar—always with four professors. Previous course themes/names for the seminar have included “Law, Sex, and Family” “Autobiography,” and “Security.” But previous seminars may not have spoken so directly to the professors’ personal backgrounds as “Transnational Lives” does with this team of four.
Office Hours with Peter Berres and Stan Brunn
Our latest Office Hours episode brings you a new host along with a hot topic -- Cuba! In this episode, Sarah Shuetze interviews Peter Berres, former Assistant Dean in the College of Health Sciences and professor of Political Science, and Stan Brunn, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Geography.