New Faculty 2014: Meet Anastasia Curwood
The Department of History is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Anastasia Curwood to its faculty!
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Popkin Awarded Bryan Chair of History
History professor Jeremy Popkin has been named the William T. Bryan Chair of History.
A&S Hall of Fame 2014 - Dr. George C. Herring
George C. Herring is Alumni Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Kentucky. A native of Blacksburg, Va., he received a bachelor's degree from Roanoke College and after service in the U.S. Navy he earned both master's and doctorate degrees in History from the University of Virginia. He joined the UK faculty in 1969 after four years at Ohio University. At UK, he taught classes at all levels, from introductory survey courses in U.S. history to graduate seminars.
A&S Celebrates New Hall of Fame Members
The University of Kentucky College of Arts Sciences Hall of Fame induction and festivities are slated for Friday, Oct. 10, at 3:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the UK Singletary Center for the Arts.
"All Quiet on the Western Front" Showing
Monday, September 15 at 7 PM is the first installment in the Honors/Gaines Center/History Department Sponsored War and Society film series.
The film All Quiet on the Western Front will be shown in the WT Young Library Auditorium at 7 PM with a short introduction and post-film discussion led by Dr. Karen Petrone, Chair of the UK Department of History.
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A&S Alum Back to Share Knowledge of Appalachia
Former UK student Amanda Fickey is back at her alma mater this summer, teaching Appalachian history and culture to 60 high school students from Eastern Kentucky as part of UK’s Robinson Scholars Honors Program.
Phil Harling Named Next Gaines Center Director
Recognized for his exceptional contributions to research, teaching, and administrative work, Professor of History Phil Harling has been named director of the Gaines Center for the Humanities.
A Part of the Whole: A Conversation with Denis Goldberg - The Nelson Mandela Lecture Series
Denis Goldberg is a social campaigner from South Africa who actively worked against apartheid. Goldberg was arrested and tried in the Rivonia Trial alongside Nelson Mandela, being imprisoned for 22 years before his release on the condition of his exile from South Africa.
Ellen Goodman: The Conference of Economic and Political Inequality
The University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences presents:
Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist lecture: “Inequality: Working Moms, Designated Daughters, and the Risks of Caregiving”
Friday, March 28th 2014 University of Kentucky Worsham Theatre 404 S. Limestone St. UK Student Center
Ladino Rock Star to Speak at UK Today, Perform Concert Tonight
International Ladino recording star and song writer Sarah Aroeste will speak at UK today and perform in Lexington tonight.
