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.
The second annual KY Gender & Women's Studies Conference
This year's theme is "A Common(wealth) of Justice"
Keynote speakers: Garth Greenwell and Andrea Jenkins
For more information about the conference visit the website: https://kygws.as.uky.edu/
For information about registration visit the registration page: https://kygws.as.uky.edu/registration-form
2017-18 Gender and Women's Studies, The Year in Pictures.
Come join us as we Kick Off the Year of Migration. Free food, t-shirts and give-a-ways!
Luke Bradley and Janice Fernheimer received the University of Kentucky 2018 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. This student-nominated award recognizes UK faculty members who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers, providing exceptional undergraduate research experiences, as well as supporting and promoting the undergraduate research initiatives on campus.
In celebration of the establishment of the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Jewish Kentucky Oral History Collection, co-researchers Dr. Janice W. Fernheimer and Dr. Beth Goldstein hosted a national Symposium on April 12-13, 2018. The Symposium focused on Kentucky Jewish History contextualized in the larger histories of Jews in the South.
The University of Kentucky recognized exceptional faculty and teaching assistants at the Outstanding Teaching Awards at the 2018 University of Kentucky Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 19, in the Lexmark Room at the Main Building. Recipients of Inclusive Excellence Awards, in partnership with the Office for Institutional Diversity, were also recognized.
UK Provost David Blackwell presented the William B. Sturgill Award, the Albert D. and Elizabeth H. Kirwan Memorial Prize, the Outstanding Teaching Faculty and Teaching Assistant Awards.
By Blair Hoover Conner
The University of Kentucky recognized exceptional faculty and teaching assistants at the Outstanding Teaching Awards at the 2018 University of Kentucky Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 19, in the Lexmark Room at the Main Building. Recipients of Inclusive Excellence Awards, in partnership with the Office for Institutional Diversity, were also recognized.
UK Provost David Blackwell presented the William B. Sturgill Award, the Albert D. and Elizabeth H. Kirwan Memorial Prize, the Outstanding Teaching Faculty and Teaching Assistant Awards.
