Authors Debate: Is Utopia Flawed or Flawless
By Gail Hairston
A Conversation with A&S Professor and Author Hannah Pittard
By Amy Jones-Timoney
While the critics know Hannah Pittard as a talented author, students at the University of Kentucky know her as their teacher.
Academic Majors Fair
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Location:
The Hub in the basement of W. T. Young Library
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Pittard's "Listen to Me" Still Impressing Critics
By Gail Hairston
A&S Students Named Fulbright Recipients
By Whitney Hale
University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that six UK students and alumni have been selected as recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships. The UK recipients are among more than 1,800 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2016-17 academic year through the prestigious program.
Popular Poets Lisa Russ Spaar, Bianca Spriggs to Present at Women Writers Event
By Whitney Hale
A duo of popular poets, Lisa Russ Spaar and Bianca Lynne Spriggs, will present workshops on the form as well as a joint reading of their poetry at the 2016 Kentucky Women Writers Conference running Sept. 16-17, in Lexington. The pair's work will also be among the topics of a free poetry workshop presented by the conference June 11, at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
25th Volume of disClosure Focuses on “Transnational Lives”
By Jennifer T. Allen
The 25th volume of Social Theory journal disClosure was recently released focusing on the topic of “Transnational Lives.” The issue’s theme brings together a variety of genres, including creative pieces, analytical articles, interviews and art, as it explores concepts related to the topic.
Mojave Poet, Activist Natalie Diaz to Open Women Writers Conference
(June 2, 2016) — Award-winning Native American poet Natalie Diazwill open the 2016 Kentucky Women Writers Conference, running Sept. 16-17, in Lexington. Diaz's work will also be among the topics of a free poetry workshop presented June 11, at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.