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Creation and Conservation: Alex Brooks
Local book conservator and letterpress printer Alex Brooks graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2003 with a degree in English.
'UK at the Half' Features Kentucky's Latest Poet Laureate, Frank X Walker
'UK at the Half' features Frank X Walker, Kentucky Poet Laureate
UK English Professor and Affrilachian poet Frank X Walker has been named Kentucky's Poet Laureate! In this segment from UK at the Half with Carl Nathe, Walker talks about the award and his childhood dreams of literary accomplishment.
English in Russian Academia
Elena Lawrick, ESL Director Reading Area Community College "English in Russian Academia"
University of Kentucky Year of Russia February 13, 2013
Adventurer, Novelist to Headline Women Writers Event
UK to Host 73rd Annual College Language Association Conference
UK Pays Tribute to Great Teachers
Writing Culture: English 205 in Costa Rica with Steve Alvarez
In May 2013, ten students will go to Costa Rica to do ethnographic writing for English 205: Advanced Composition. Steve Alvarez of WRD is taking the group to the town of Heredia for four weeks.
A Mistake on the Edge of Time: Rusty Barrett on the Mayan Calendar
Most of us heard that the world was going to possibly end on December 21st, 2012, and that it was predicted by the traditional Mayan calendar. In this podcast, Rusty Barrett, a linguist and scholar of Mayan culture and history, explains the superstitions and misunderstandings surrounding December 21st, and a little bit about how the Mayan calendar works.