This week on UK Perspectives guest host Alan Lytle talks with Cody J. Foster, Historian and Presidential Fellow at the University of Kentucky about some notable accomplishments of ex U.S. Presidents and what steps Barack Obama might take to shape and secure his legacy ..read more

UK's College of Communication and Information is under new leadership. Jennifer D. Greer assumed her duties in August. She holds a doctorate from the University of Florida, a master's from the University of Kansas, two bachelor's degrees from the University of Missouri, and most recently held the position of associate provost at the University of Alabama. She talks about her new job with guest host Alan Lytle ..read more

Got back pain? Call an engineer! From biomedical engineering to solar cars to aerospace, the UK College of Engineering is challenging students across the Commonwealth to “create a world that works”. Rudolph Buchheit became the 11 th dean of the college in July 2018, and he sat down with WUKY’s Tom Godell recently to discuss some of the college’s recent accomplishments and plans for the future ..read more

Mark Shanda, dean of UK’s College of Fine Arts stopped by our studios recently. He brought us up to date on several upcoming events at the college including the record-breaking Ralph Steadman exhibit at the UK Art Museum, the UK Symphony’s unusual presentation of the film Amadeus, Opera Theater’s Grand Night for Singing, and UK Theater’s Shrek ..read more

It’s not all about farming on this edition of UK Perspectives. UK’s College of Agriculture, Food & Environment -- cleverly abbreviated as CAFE -- houses 14 academic units teaching everything from Community and Leadership Development to Veterinary Science to Horticulture and beyond. Overseeing it all is our guest, CAFE Dean Nancy Cox ..read more

The Reynolds Building on the UK Campus was constructed as a tobacco warehouse in 1917. Soon it will be the new home of UK’s College of Design. Dean Mitzi Vernon of the College of Design stopped by our studios recently and shared her plans with us ..read more

UK’s Chief Academic Officer, Provost David Blackwell, speaks with WUKY General Manager Tom Godell about the role of UK in meeting Kentucky’s workforce needs, record-setting graduation and retention rates, student debt, minority enrollment and more ..read more

This week we sit down with Dr. Greg Hall, a newcomer at the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, to survey the changing landscape of US-Russia relations ..read more

Guest Mitzi Vernon, dean of the UK College of Design, describes her college's brand new Product Design program for undergraduates in Kentucky. She also provides an update on the college's move the the repurposed Reynolds Building ..read more

Guest Mitzi Vernon, dean of the UK College of Design, describes her college's brand new Product Design program for undergraduates in Kentucky. She also provides an update on the college's move the the repurposed Reynolds Building ..read more