Register to claim your spot for a free webinar, “You Can’t Teach That! Curricular Challenges & African American Studies Bans in Higher Education & Secondary School,” taking place online 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 9. Featured speakers include Dr. Thandeka K. Chapman, Dr. Patrick Valdez, Dr. Cecilia Suarez, Dr. Neal Hutchens, and … Read More
University of Kentucky Professor Adrienne Dixson, Ph.D., says education research, when done well and with a focus on addressing inequity, can be quite powerful. Dixson is executive director of the Educational and Civil Rights Initiative at the UK College of Education and professor in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies. She … Read More
Register to attend a free screening and discussion of the film “LFG” at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2 in the Worsham Cinema. This inside look at the historic fight for pay equity in U.S. women’s soccer is hosted by the UK College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion … Read More
After launching her career as a communications professional at the University of Kentucky, and later with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Gail Dent landed a role with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Today, she is an NCAA associate director of communications. But in 1988, she was a Louisville … Read More
Register now to attend the Institute for the Transformation of Sport’s webinar, “Athlete Activism,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 on Zoom. The institute is part of the University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion. Panelists include Dr. Billy Hawkins, University of Houston … Read More
As we look back during Black History Month, we also look to the future. Pictured with faculty mentors, these graduate students are among the next generation of University of Kentucky College of Education scholars exploring new answers to questions in our communities. UK College of Education Acting Dean and counseling … Read More
A group of University of Kentucky researchers have received a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to help them continue a critical mission. Sarah Wilson, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the College of Engineering, and Joseph Hammer, associate professor and director of training … Read More
Register to attend a free screening of the film “Let the Little Light Shine,” 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 in 158 Taylor Education Building (auditorium). This film, directed by Kevin Shaw, explores what happens when a top-ranked elementary school is threatened to be replaced by a new high school favoring … Read More
University of Kentucky Professor Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., is one of two principal investigators leading a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions across the U.S. “We want to equip faculty to not only cope, but to thrive, despite … Read More
A recent edition of Kentucky Teacher, a publication of the Kentucky Department of Education, featured the article “‘Hope and Action’: How UK and Fayette County Schools are building the Kentucky teacher workforce.” Preliminary data show the number of incoming aspiring teachers at the UK College of Education recently increased 83 … Read More