appalachia
UPK Book by bell hooks Wins National Poetry Award
Shaunna Scott named Editor of the Journal of Appalachian Studies
James S. Brown 2013 Graduate Student Award
The James S. Brown Award is given to honor the memory of Professor James S. Brown, a sociologist on the faculty of the University of Kentucky from 1946 to 1982, whose pioneering studies of society, demography, and migration in Appalachia (including his ethnography of “Beech Creek”) helped to establish the field of Appalachian Studies at U.K. and beyond.
A Powerful Passion for Kentucky: Luke Glaser and Teach For America
Every year, Teach for America places thousands of college graduates and professionals in schools in inner cities and rural areas.
Charting Economic Terrain in Appalachia: Amanda Fickey
Amanda Fickey, a University of Kentucky doctoral candidate was recently granted a year long research fellowship by the Central Appalachian Institute in Research and Development.