2022 College of Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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UK professor recognized by ESPN2 for ‘Going the Extra Yard’
By Lindsey Piercy
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 26, 2022) — Keaton Upshaw, a senior tight end for the Kentucky Wildcats, understands the demand of one of football’s true hybrid positions.
Running routes and catching passes on one play, then blocking a linebacker the next, means taking extra steps in practice to be prepared. It means sometimes going the extra yard.
On the gridiron, Upshaw has coaches to guide him. But off the field, he also has someone who is encouraging him to do more, learn more and be more.
UK’s Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter Wins National 2022 Best Chapter Award
By Nizhoni McDarment
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Kentucky’s Delta Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, recently received a Best Chapter Award for the 2021-22 school year.
The UK chapter was one of six institutions, similar in size, to receive this award out of more than 800 Pi Sigma Alpha Chapters in the United States.
Gender and Women’s Studies Professor Looks at How Black Women Influenced Culture for Themselves and a Nation
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky – As Black women gained economic status in the United States, one of the big issues that arose involved what their daughters’ toys would look like. It’s an issue Aria S. Halliday finds fascinating.
UK Psychology, Journalism Major Uses Radio to Spread News to Western Kentucky Community
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Nolia Williams spent her summer mixing her psychology and journalism majors in western Kentucky, where she got to talk to people affected by the ravages of environmental disasters.
A&S Grad finds belonging, celebrates Native American culture at UK
By Meg Mills
Nizhoni McDarment
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2022) — The University of Kentucky strives to ensure every member of our community — regardless of who they are, where they are from, what they believe or who they love — feels a sense of belonging.
Message from the Dean
Dear Alumni and Friends,
It has been an engaging and productive fall semester in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and at the University of Kentucky (UK). We started the semester strong by welcoming almost 1,700 new first-year undergraduate students into our A&S family as part of UK’s largest incoming class of 6,100 students. The semester ended with our December Commencement, where we celebrated over 400 undergraduate and graduate students completing their degrees
A&S Faculty Member Recognized by American Library Association
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Rainbow, a Round Table of the American Library Association, has recognized author-illustrator Rachel Elliott, lecturer in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies Department of the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts & Sciences, for her debut graphic novel, “The Real Riley Mayes.”
The novel, published in May 2022 by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of Harper Collins, was named a Stonewall Honor Book for 2023. The Stonewall Book Awards recognize English-language books that relate to the LGBTQIA+ experience.
