The University of Kentucky is celebrating the announcement that political science and Arabic and Islamic studies senior Hadeel Abdallah, of Lexington, has been named a recipient of the highly prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Abdallah is one of 32 American women and men selected as Rhodes Scholars representing the United States.
By Eliana Shapere
Natasha Boelstler, a junior majoring in neuroscience and minoring in German, has always been an explorer by nature. This wanderlust led her to apply out of state for college, and in 2016 she left her hometown of Detroit to settle in at UK.
By Torrie Johnson
The SEC (Southeastern Conference) Faculty Travel Program will support more than 100 SEC faculty members during the 2018-2019 academic year, the league office announced Monday. Nine University of Kentucky faculty members will participate. Established in 2012 by the SEC provosts, the program is designed to provide financial assistance from the SEC office that bolsters intra-SEC collaboration.
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted a day at the track for international students from China. The outing provided students an opportunity to see horse racing in the Kentucky.
In this talk, Dr. Maliangkay deliberates how K-pop has been packaged by entertainment companies, and the government. He will open with a brief discussion of what K-pop entails, and provide an overview of developments over the past few decades, before focusing on what elements drive the global growth of the music format: what do fans, parents, and the government stand to gain from K-pop fandom? Co-sponsored by International Village LLP, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Year of Migration, and School of Music.
"Japan Studies Welcome Reception" was held in September 19th.
Students learned about UK Japan Studies.
The reception covered options students have for studying Japanese:
... and Refreshments!
Language Specialist for Fayette County Public Schools (KY), moderating a discussion of world language topics with Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby, Professor of Russian and Folklore at the University of Kentucky in their first live podcast at the KWLA conference in September 2018, Jacque VanHouten, World Language Specialist for Jefferson County Public Schools (KY), Meredith White, Peachtree Ridge High School (GA).
