Descending from her polar white SUV, Melanie Glasscock Simpson-Conley flashes her signature welcoming smile. The gauzy hem of her sundress flaps in a tepid breeze that offers little relief from the early August morning’s unusually oppressive heat.
The University of Kentucky Alumni Association announced the selection of 32 students who will serve as Alumni Ambassadors for the 2024-25 academic year. As official student hosts of the UK, Alumni Ambassadors promote the university at numerous events in partnership between the Office of the President, Office of Philanthropy and the UK Alumni Association.
The School of Journalism and Media held its second annual JAM Fest on Thursday, Sept. 19, on the Blazer Dining Hall lawn. The event brought students in journalism, media arts and studies as well as undecided majors together to meet School faculty and learn more about what the programs have to offer.
The 2024 James Madison Award recipient for service to the First Amendment is Scott Horn, co-director of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition (KOGC). The University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media and its Scripps Howard First Amendment Center, housed in the College of Communication and Information, present the award annually.
Every year, on Sept. 10, World Suicide Prevention Day renews our commitment to addressing the growing mental health crisis affecting millions around the globe.
Presidential historian and noted author Douglas Brinkley will be the featured speaker at the University of Kentucky’s 2024 Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Lecture, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8, at the Singletary Center for the Arts.
Michael (“Mike”) Abate — preeminent First Amendment advocate, defender of government transparency and litigator with Kaplan, Johnson, Abate & Bird in Louisville — will deliver the State of the First Amendment Address, 5 p.m. Sept. 26. The address is titled “The Rapidly Evolving First Amendment: Free Speech, Free Exercise and the Establishment Clause in the Roberts Court Era.” The James Madison Award presentation will follow.
The University of Kentucky is now offering a Certificate in Sport Communication, Media and Promotion to allow students to explore the intersection of sports, communication and society through coursework across multiple units in the College of Communication and Information.
