Rachel Scheinerman, Yale University, "'The Scepter Shall Not Depart from Judah': Jewish and Christian Messianic Interpretation of Genesis 49:10"
Miller came to the graduate program in classics at the University of Kentucky in the autumn of 2006, drawn by the Institute for Latin Studies and the allure of learning to use Latin as a language rather than seeing it as a puzzle or a code standing between an author and a reader.
Students are encouraged to submit abstracts of their work related to Appalachia for presentation at the third annual Appalachian Research Symposium and Arts Showcase. The deadline for the call for papers is Dec. 15.
Seminar: Linguistics Program Faculty Speaker Series
Stayc DuBravac, UK Linguistics Program & Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Litearatures & Cultures
Gamification and second language acquisition
Wednesday, January 25
1pm
Niles Gallery, Little Fine Arts Library
The UK Confucius Institute welcomes University of Vermont emeritus professor of education Juefei Wang to campus next week to discuss the current state of Chinese education in the U.S. and around the world.
WHO: Professor Juefei Wang, University of Vermont
WHAT: "Chinese Education in a Changing Society" - Confucius Institute Speaker Series
WHERE: William T. Young Library
WHEN: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 3:00p.m.
Dr. Juefei Wang is Professor of Education Emeritus of the University of Vermont and Program Director of the Freeman Foundation. He founded the University of Vermont Asian Studies Outreach Program and served as its director for 14 years. In that role he created a statewide program for Asian studies in schools in Vermont, organized more than 1,000 teachers, school administrators, and high school and college students to visit China, Japan, and Thailand, and assisted Vermont schools in offering content on Asia. In 2003, the program received the inaugural Prize for Excellence in International Education from Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Asia Society. Dr. Wang has published extensively in international education and comparative education, and has made presentations on American and Chinese education nationally and internationally. He received his M.Ed. in comparative education at Beijing Normal University, and M. Ed. in Foundational Studies of Education and Ed. D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Vermont.
Joseph Tipton is currently a predoctoral fellow in the Department of Classics at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to teaching courses in Greek history, ancient mythology and classical literature, he is writing his dissertation which deals with the philosophical commitments underlying the Athenian democracy in the Periclean period as evidenced in philosophical, historical and dramatic texts.
The Latin American Studies Program and the International Studies Program Present
JOHN ANTÓN SÁNCHEZ
"Estado Plurinacional Derechos Afrodescendientes y Desigualdad Racial en Ecuador"
Friday, December 2, 2011
3 pm
Student Center, Room 111
(Please note this lecture will be conducted in Spanish)
John Antón Sánchez is a Professor at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales del Ecuador. He teaches courses on African Diaspora in the Americas and Citizenship and Racism. Currently, he has research projects on Social Conditions and Politics of the Afro-Ecuadorians and on Afro-Ecuadorian Religious Festivals in Esmeraldas and Valley of the Chota.
UK celebrates International Education Week Nov. 12-18.
CHINA Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 50 cities throughout the United States. This event features a lecture given by Professor Renqiu Yu of Purchase College, State University of New York. Remarks begin at 6pm. This event also features a webcast by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security advisor and current counselor and trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. The webcast will be moderated by Mr. Stephen A. Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.Webcast begins at 7pm.
November 16, 2011
Lecture begins at 6pm
Webcast begins at 7pm
Small Ballroom, UK Student Center
Sponsored by: Chinese Students & Scholars Association, National Committee on United States-China Relations
