English Department Chair Jeff Clymer and Director of Graduate Studies Virginia Blum will meet with English graduate students to discuss issues important to the graduate students and to share information about the department and graduate students' roles in it.
Central KY Move to Amend presents
WHO: David Cobb (Lawyer, Democracy Activist)
WHAT: talk & discussion, “End Corporate Rule”
WHEN: 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 30, 2012
WHERE: Old Student Center Theater, University of Kentucky
Event is co-sponsored by UK American Studies and UK Political Science.
FOR MORE ON DAVID COBB & HIS NATIONAL TOUR go to http://movetoamend.org/events/lexington-ky-move-amend-barnstorming-tour-david-cobb
ABOUT MOVE TO AMEND: Central KY Move to Amend (CKYMTA) is one of more than 130 affiliates of the national Move to Amend organization working to build grassroots support for a Constitutional amendment saying:
CKYMTA works to educate citizens about the undue influence of wealth and corporations—through activities, public events, and seeking resolutions supporting an amendment from local governments. We are preparing to petition the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Govt to pass such a resolution.
CKYMTA CONTACT: Joy Arnold (859-846-5085 CONTACT: Joy Arnold (859-846-5085
http://movetoamend.org/ky-lexington http://movetoamend.org/ky-lexington
"Contact-Induced Drift: Ergative Splits and Parallel Development in Lowland Mayan Languages"
A symposium to honor the life and literary legacy of James Still, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
The English Department welcomes (or welcomes back) everyone at a fun get-together at Ecton Park. Light catering will be provided.
Retreat for English Department faculty, full-time lecturers, and post-doctoral scholars.
Award-winning poet and associate professor of English Julia Johnson will present workshops, readings and a craft talk at the 2012 Kentucky Women Writers Conference.
At the end of May 2012, the American Studies Center at Shanghai University hosted a three-day symposium and student summit.
