By Richard LeComte
Three University of Kentucky professors have received the College of Arts & Sciences Award for the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion. The award recognizes a faculty member who has helped to develop a more diverse atmosphere in the College.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 11, 2020) — The University of Kentucky recognized two College of Arts & Sciences faculty members and three teaching assistants with the 2020 Outstanding Teaching Awards.
Enjoy new work from three creative writing and African American & Africana Studies faculty, followed by a conversation with A&S Dean Mark Kornbluh about how writing helps them process, protest and uplift during challenging times.
By Richard LeComte
National events burst into the curriculum of the University of Kentucky when precautions over the novel coronavirus drove instruction online. As the students of Julia Johnson’s large-lecture core creative writing class in UK’s College of Arts & Sciences saw their lives upended, she felt they needed an outlet to express their fears, emotions, and hopes.
The 2nd year MFAs are graduating! Our usual end-of-the-year reading happened over Zoom, but it is as fun and bittersweet as always.
Watch the reading here: https://vimeo.com/415145980/1e25f2c5be
Congrats MFA class of '20!
