Dr. Alan J. DeYoung, a recently retired professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation, has been selected by the International University for the Humanities and Development (IUHD) in Turkmenistan to serve as Fulbright Specialist during the 2016 spring semester. This project is coordinated by the US embassy in … Read More
Dr. John Thelin is serving on the selection committee for the Organization of American Historians’ annual award for the outstanding book on American social and political history. His op-ed on university endowments was published in November in Inside Higher Ed. Also, his article, “Why Did College Cost So Little?: Affordability and … Read More
Dr. Beth Goldstein presented a keynote lecture, “Education and Entrepreneurship: Best Learning from HELM Project at Cenderawasih University,” with colleague Jhon Blesia in November. The keynote was presented at the International Conference of Social Science & Biodiversity of Papua & Papua New Guinea in Jayapura, Indonesia. The topic drew from … Read More
The Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation launched a Research Brown Bag Series this fall. The purpose of the series is to provide EPE faculty and graduate students with opportunities to share their research in emergent stages of development and to receive constructive feedback from a multi-disciplinary audience. To … Read More
Dr. John Nash, along with Dr. Beth Rous and Educational Leadership Studies doctoral student Chithra Adams, delivered four presentations at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association in Chicago, Ill., in November. In their presentation, “Developing a Path for Credible Judgment for Clinical Translational Science Programs,” Nash, Rous and … Read More
Associate Dean of Clinical Preparation and Partnerships Dr. Laurie A. Henry has been named to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s (AACTE) new Clinical Practice Commission (CPC). Henry joins a group of higher education and K-12 leaders from across the country charged with examining the state of clinical … Read More
By Whitney Harder LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2015) — When Danelle Stevens-Watkins was completing her post-doctoral year as a visiting assistant professor seven years ago in counseling psychology at the University of Kentucky, she was exposed to something that would impact her entire career trajectory. “I saw a need I had … Read More
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2015) — When in the military, once you learn and become proficient at something, you teach it to the people below you, according to retired Sgt. 1st Class David Gentry. That’s what Gentry did — among many other duties — while serving in the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserves and Kentucky … Read More
By Whitney Harder LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 10, 2015) — John Thelin, professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation in the University of Kentucky College of Education, authored an opinion piece on perpetual endowments published Nov. 5 in Inside Higher Ed. In the piece, headlined “Forever Is a Long, Long Time,” Thelin … Read More
From the Herald-Leader: It’s 1:45 p.m. in teacher Amber McClellan’s class at Garden Springs Elementary School, less than an hour before dismissal. It’s that time of the afternoon, said third-grader Avery Pitts, when “my brain needs a break from working.” With University of Kentucky researchers in the classroom taking notes … Read More