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Jim Duff Guest Lecture on Historical Presidential Campaigns
2012 A&S Hall of Fame Inductee Jim Duff visited the Currents class on Thursday, October 18, to give a lecture "Presidential Campaigning in Historical Perspective."
A&S Offers Student Events Surrounding Presidential Debate
From One Court To Another: A&S Hall of Fame Inductee Jim Duff
From being a walk-on with the undefeated 1971-72 freshman basketball team, to working with the Supreme Court, and now as the President and CEO of the Freedom Forum, which oversees the Newseum and First Amendment Center is Washington D.C. - Jim Duff's resume is as diverse as and A&S education. No wonder he is being inducted into the A&S Hall of Fame this week!
The Herald-Leader recently covered Duff's career - read more.
College of Arts and Sciences Invites All to Reimagine Russia's Realms
Confucius Institute and Headley-Whitney Museum Present 'Realized in Wood'
Stones of Fire and Sky: A Social History of Ancient Maya Lithic Artifacts
Please join the Department of Anthropology for the Archaeology Rountable event “Stones of Fire and Sky: A Social History of Ancient Maya Lithic Artifacts” featuring Dr. Zachary Hruby from the Deptartment of Anthropology at College of the Redwoods.
A Layered Look: Alumna Audrey Rooney
Audrey Rooney received a doctoral degree from the Department of History in 1997. Her dissertation was a biography of the Ottonian cathedral of St. Mauritius in Magdeburg, Germany, and her research prior to that included a variety of subjects within art history, including studying the drawings beneath frescoes. In this podcast, Rooney reflects on her experiences as a doctoral student and researcher, and how the University of Kentucky is a cultural resource for students and community members alike.
Chamberlin Describes Ramifications of Munich Olympics Massacre in New York Times Op-Ed
New Faculty 2012: Meet Amy Taylor
The Department of History is excited to welcome professor Amy Murrell Taylor to its faculty!
Professor Taylor joins us this fall to study the history of the American South in the emancipation era, during and after the Civil War. Her research explores how the war and the end of slavery transformed southern society, culture, and identity.