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Doug Way became the new dean of UK Libraries this past July. He came to UK from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he served as associate librarian for Collections and Research Service. We discuss his optimism about the future of libraries, the benefits to UK students of having the librar ...

Improving the lives of children, families and the professionals who serve them... that's the mission of Dean Jay Miller, who took took over as dean of the University of Kentucky's College of Social Work last July.

Julian Vasquez Heilig became Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Education in July 2019. Just before the annual holiday break Dean Heilig generously agreed to join us at the WUKY studios to share with us his vision for the future of the college, which hosts nearly 3,000 students in ove ...

In this latest edition of UK Perspectives host Tom Godell talks with Mary J. Davis, Interim Dean of the UK College of Law. The college recently cut the ribbon on brand new space on the campus and accepted a $20M endowment fromJ. David Rosenberg and his wife, Dianne. The school will now be named ...

Shortly after the newly renovated UK Law building opened on November 19, 2019 we caught up with Interim Dean Mary J. Davis. We discussed the impact of the new space on students and faculty, J. David Rosenberg’s recent $20 million dollar gift to the Law School, and how UK’s law students give back ...

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 th ...

This week on UK Perspectives guest host Alan Lytle talks with Provost David Blackwell about the school's record enrollment numbers on the eve of the fall semester. Sept. 16, 2019 Associated Press: LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky is reporting a record number of first-year student ...

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 T ...

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’ ...