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From One Court To Another: A&S Hall of Fame Inductee Jim Duff
From being a walk-on with the undefeated 1971-72 freshman basketball team, to working with the Supreme Court, and now as the President and CEO of the Freedom Forum, which oversees the Newseum and First Amendment Center is Washington D.C. - Jim Duff's resume is as diverse as and A&S education. No wonder he is being inducted into the A&S Hall of Fame this week!
The Herald-Leader recently covered Duff's career - read more.
College of Arts and Sciences Invites All to Reimagine Russia's Realms
Confucius Institute and Headley-Whitney Museum Present 'Realized in Wood'
A Layered Look: Alumna Audrey Rooney
Audrey Rooney received a doctoral degree from the Department of History in 1997. Her dissertation was a biography of the Ottonian cathedral of St. Mauritius in Magdeburg, Germany, and her research prior to that included a variety of subjects within art history, including studying the drawings beneath frescoes. In this podcast, Rooney reflects on her experiences as a doctoral student and researcher, and how the University of Kentucky is a cultural resource for students and community members alike.
Chamberlin Describes Ramifications of Munich Olympics Massacre in New York Times Op-Ed
New Faculty 2012: Meet Scott Taylor
The Department of History is excited to welcome professor Scott Taylor to its faculty!
Professor Taylor joins us this fall researching the history of early modern Europe, especially Spain. Currently, he is working on a book on the beginnings of modern addiction, examining how western Europeans experienced "soft drugs" like sugar, tobacco, chocolate, coffee, tea, distilled spirits, and opium.
Nunn Center to Partner with Oldham County History Center
America Through the Lens of the 2012 Election: Mark Kornbluh & Kathi Kern
Arts & Sciences Dean Mark Kornbluh and history professor Kathi Kern are teaching a class 'inside out' - by taking an issue (in this case, the 2012 presidential election) and building a course around it.
“Feebler Voices?” Men in the American Women's Rights Movement, 1830-1890
WHAT: “Feebler Voices?” Men in the American Women's Rights Movement, 1830-1890
WHO: Professor Hélène Quanquin, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3)
WHERE: Niles Gallery, Lucile Little Fine Arts Library
WHEN: Monday, August 27th 3:00 pm
Professor Hélène Quanquin (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3) is a well-regarded historian of American culture with particular expertise on the history of feminism in the US, the history of American reform, and the history of masculinity in the US. Professor Quanquin will be on campus as part of the Global Connections initiative, a project which links courses at UK to courses taught at universities around the world. As part of this program, Professor Quanquin is team-teaching with Professor Kathi Kern History 405: The History of Women in the United States, 1900-present, offered this fall.
Professor Quanquin’s lecture is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the University of Kentucky History Department.