Kentucky Gender and Women’s Studies Conference to Feature Prominent Speakers
By: Loralyn Cecil
Andrea Jenkins, who made history last November as the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the U.S, will join Garth Greenwell, a native Kentuckian and author of "What Belongs to You," as keynote speakers at the second annual Kentucky Gender and Women’s Studies Conference.
'Appalachia in the Bluegrass' Continues With Sounds of Kentucky's Suffragists, Don Pedi’s Dulcimer
By Danielle Donham
Don Pedi talks about learning to play the dulcimer for dulcimercrossing.com.
Myth vs. Reality: The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree in Today's World
By: Lindsey Piercy
Sounding an alarm on the crisis of liberal arts education is nothing new, but now, perhaps more than ever before, questions about the direction and importance of a liberal arts degree are being asked.
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky is working diligently to answer those questions. The college has launched a first-of-its-kind video series titled, "Insights — The Liberal Arts Today." The goal is to address the myths and realities in the field.
Kentucky Novelist, UK Professor Has Banner Summer
By Mack McCormick and Whitney Hale
INSIGHTS - The Liberal Arts Today
"We're living in an increasingly global society. College costs more than it did before, and parents want to make sure it's setting up their children for the future," Mark Kornbluh, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said. "I've gotten to know a lot of alums from our college, a lot of very successful people. In later life, they realize their liberal arts education was key to their success as a businessman or businesswoman."
Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival
Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 9:00AM - 12:00 noon
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Jacobs Science Building Atrium
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Interim Associate Deans of Graduate Study and Research Named
By Nate Harling
Mark Kornbluh, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, has appointed two interim associate deans while Elizabeth Lorch, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Study, is on sabbatical for the 2018-2019 academic year.