philosophy
Holmes Award Nominees Announced; Register Now for Luncheon
Twenty-three women at the University of Kentucky have been nominated for the 2016 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award, and registration is underway now to attend the award ceremony and luncheon 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 10, at the Hilary J. Boone Center.
19th Annual University of Kentucky Graduate Philosophy Conference
Conference Theme: Technology Today
Keynote Speaker: Professor Iain Thomson, University of New Mexico, will give his talk "Phenomenology, Technology, and the Political"
UK Constitution Day 2015: 'Learning, Leadership, and Civic Engagement'
Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, commemorates the ratification of the United States Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.
UK Human Development Institute Honors Two With Paul Kevin Burberry Award
On June 19, both Harold Kleinert and Katie Hastings were named by the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) as the winners of the prestigious 2015 Paul Kevin Burberry Award.
Sociology Junior Represents ONE Campaign at G7 Summit
Ryan McElhose, a University of Kentucky sociology junior, with minors in philosophy and neuroscience, recently represented the ONE Campaign, an international advocacy organization, at this year’s G7 summit in Germany.
Summer Camps That Are Fun and Educational
There is a surplus of summer camps available for local children, but the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences offers a summer day camp experience beyond the norm — camps focusing on linguistics, geography, creative writing and philosophy
VIDEO: Twenty-three to be Inducted Into UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni
What makes a university thrive as a community and a center for knowledge?
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.
Odom Awarded Lifetime Scholarship From Chickasaw Nation
Psychology senior Jay "Jaxcy" Odom has received the Chickasaw Nation Lifetime Scholarship.