LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 7, 2025) — Anastasia Todd, assistant professor of gender and women’s studies in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, will give the inaugural Gaines Lecture for Outstanding Research in the Humanities.
Join us in celebrating Dr. Loka Ashwood, associate professor of sociology and recipient of the prestigious 2024 MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius Grant.' Click here for the event livestream.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center is showcasing work of student and faculty researchers through its Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress (SWAP) series.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 3, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center will continue AppalachiaCorps, a student internship program, for Summer 2025.
AppalachiaCorps pairs students with experiential learning experiences in Eastern Kentucky and the greater Appalachian region. The internship offers students the opportunity to network and prepare for future careers.
By Cassady Brockman
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 3, 2025) — Three writers and educators with ties to the University of Kentucky will be inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame.
By Ryan Girves
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 31, 2025) – This February, the University of Kentucky Martin Luther King Center, along with partners across campus, will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events and programs throughout the month. The events are open to the UK community and the public.
Tania James is an associate professor of English in the MFA program at George Mason University. She is the author of four works of fiction, all published by Knopf:
Her short stories have appeared in Freeman’s: The Future of New Writing; Granta; The New Yorker; O, The Oprah Magazine; and One Story, among other places, and featured on Symphony Space Selected Shorts. She has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Ragdale, the Sustainable Arts Foundation and the Fulbright Program.
