Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
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John Thelin, a University Research Professor in the University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, has just published the third edition of “A History of American Higher Education.” This new edition features an additional chapter, “Prominence and Problems: American Higher Education,” which goes into detail about … Read More
Charter school students are more likely to attend racially isolated schools than their public school counterparts, says a new study published in Education Sciences, an international, peer-reviewed open access journal. The analysis was authored by Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean and professor of educational policy studies and evaluation at the University of Kentucky … Read More
The public is invited to hear author Robin DiAngelo give a talk on her book, White Fragility: Why is it so hard for white people to talk about racism?, at 10 a.m. Friday, March 22 in the Gatton College of Business and Economics Kincaid Auditorium. Free copies of the book … Read More
Dr. Jessica Calarco, assistant professor of sociology at Indiana University and author of Negotiating Opportunity: How the Middle Class Secures Advantages in School, will be giving a talk on her book as part of the Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation Colloquium Series. The talk will take place from 5 to … Read More
The University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation’s 2018-2019 Colloquium Series will feature a talk by University Research Professor Dr. John Thelin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at the Hilary J. Boone Center. Thelin’s talk on his recent book Going to College in … Read More
The UK College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation’s 2018-2019 Colloquium Series will feature a talk by University Research Professor Dr. John Thelin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at the Hilary J. Boone Center. Thelin’s talk on his recent book “Going to College in the Sixties” … Read More
A book review by Ashley T. Simmons, a doctoral student in the University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, is published in the most recent edition of the Global Studies Literature Review. “Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Connecting Theory and Practice in International … Read More
If you’ve ever wondered where the University of Kentucky started, or what the campus used to look like, come listen to Dr. John Thelin as he talks about the early days of Kentucky State College. Thelin is presenting a University Staff Senate lunch and learn session from noon to 1 p.m. … Read More
“The change in the mood of American higher education from 1960 to 1969 was incredible and surprising — from optimism and confidence to exhaustion and uncertainty,” Dr. John Thelin tells Inside Higher Ed’s Scott Jaschik in a Q&A feature about his latest book, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Thelin, … Read More
Anyone listening via radio to the University of Kentucky football game against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 17 may have heard UK College of Education professor John Thelin during the broadcast. He was interviewed for “UK at the Half,” which airs during each UK football and basketball game broadcast and … Read More