First Day of Fall Semester
UK's first day of Fall Classes is August 24th, 2011.
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University of Kentucky
English, History Professors Awarded Honorary Degrees
Gurney Norman, Kentucky Poet Laureate in 2009-10 nd director of UK's Creative Writing Program, and author and former UK history professor George C. Herring were awarded honorary degrees this past weekend.
UK Psychologists Featured in New York Times story on ADHD
A child’s ability to focus on a videogames is not necessarily the type of focus parents should look for when determining attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
UK Hosts Global Forum on Decision Making
About 25 researchers from UK's various colleges have formed an interdisciplinary research and graduate training group on Comparative Decision Making.
Record Number UK Students, Alumnae Named Fulbrights
A&S students dominate the list of recent Fulbright recipients.
Crossings | Travesias: Hispanic Artists in America
Dr. Francie Chassen-Lopez (chair, Department of History, University of Kentucky), will moderate a discussion with panelists Dr. Ana Liberato (Assistant professor of Sociology, University of Kentucky), Dr. Cristina Alcalde (Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's Studies), and Andres Cruz (editor of La Voz de Kentucky) on topics of globalization, immigration, and migration.
Dra. Fracncie Chassen Lopez (Jefe del Departament de Historia, Universidad de Kentucky), moderará la discussion entre los expositores Dra. Ana Liberato (Profesor asistente de Sociología, Universidad de Kentucky), Dra. Cristina Alcalde (Profesor asistente de Estudios de Género y Estudios de la Mujer), y Andrés Cruz (Editor de la voz de Kentucky) en temas de globalización, imigración y migración.
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Loudon House, 309 Castlewood Dr, Lexington KY
Topics In American Cult
A team-taught seminar on a selected topic in American Culture, emphasizing approaches to interdisciplinary study in this field?and the ways that different disciplines, when integrated, better complement an understanding of the topic. Possible topics include:?slavery, racism, women?s rights, Native Americans, the West, the South, the city and industrialization. May be repeated to a maximum of?six credits.
Stds In Eng For Tchs
Specialized studies designed to increase the teacher?s knowledge of subject matter and to enlarge his understanding of new developments and approaches to the teaching of English. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. PROSEMINARS: ?The purpose of the proseminar courses (600 level) is to impart through lectures and discussion both the facts of literary history and the techniques of literary analysis. They are, therefore, designed to go beyond the mere information level?to techniques of contemporary literary criticism and scholarship.
Education Abroad
Required for students who study abroad in a French-speaking country. Students must prepare an Education Abroad Portfolio to receive credit for course work completed abroad. See Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) for detailed information. May be repeated?to a maximum of eight hours in consultation with DUS. Prereq: Approval of DUS.