Arts and Sciences professor Matthew Kim wins 2025 Great Teachers Award
By Meredith Weber and Steve Shaffer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 5, 2025) — At the heart of every great university is great teaching. At the University of Kentucky, students play a vital role in recognizing faculty who make a lasting impact in their lives. Through nominations and testimonials, the UK Alumni Association’s Great Teacher Award honors educators who inspire, challenge and support their students.
Language Self-Placement Guide
Welcome to world languages at the University of Kentucky. This guide will let you explore options for studying languages at UK, and help you decide where to start based on your background, interests and experience.
It should only take you 2-3 minutes to complete this form. And, remember, you can return and start over to learn about other options.
Arts and Sciences professor's documentary about an artist to be screened at Kentucky Theatre
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Tom Marksbury, professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies at the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts and Sciences, co-directed a documentary that was honored in 2024 at the San Francisco Docfest.
Arts and Sciences alumnus publishes book about Thomas Jefferson's ties to Kentucky
By Shawntaye Hopkins
Denis Fleming Jr., a 1983 graduate of the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, has published a new book titled, "Thomas Jefferson and the Kentucky Constitution." He plans to donate all royalties from the book, with a matching gift, to the college for a scholarship fund.
Exploring the past and future: Alyssah Robinson’s passion for Black history and theater
By Francis Von Mann and Avery Schanbacher
Bridging Academics and Advocacy

UK research team develops new compound with cancer-fighting properties
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2024) — University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new class of gold-based compounds that show promise in fighting various types of cancer.
UK offers conference focusing on Black girls and girlhood
By Cassady Brockman
Shades of Whiteness: Language-based Racialization of Immigrants in the US Census.
Through program, UK students help immigrant high schoolers step up into their future
By Jennifer T. Allen
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2025) — Plamedi Nsensele feels called to help others navigating their new life in the United States.