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A temporary home can still be a home

Ryder Noah From March 4, 2020

I love hearing the different ways U.S. or world history professors try to explain the baby boomer generation. They always say some variation of veterans being “excited” or “very happy” to see their...

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The chance to make working into living

Ryder Noah From October 7, 2019

When Tayari Jones, author of "An American Marriage," spoke at UK on Oct. 2 about her book and experience in writing, I had already been questioning my options for graduate school. She had dropped out of...

Lyman T. Johnson, the first African American to attend the University of Kentucky Portrait Print Collection (University of Kentucky)

He ‘paved the way’ for integration at UK. Who was Lyman T. Johnson?

Sydney Momeyer September 20, 2019

This year marks 70 years since one man changed higher education in Kentucky forever.This year marks 70 years since Lyman T. Johnson, won his suit against the University of Kentucky, and officially desegregated...

Kentucky head coach John Calipari kisses his son, freshman guard Brad Calipari, during the game against Buffalo in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Boise, Idaho. Kentucky defeated Buffalo 95-75. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Brad Calipari to redshirt 2018-2019 season

November 5, 2018

Kentucky men's basketball head coach John Calipari announced Monday afternoon that junior Brad Calipari plans to redshirt the 2018-2019 basketball season. If he does so, he will still have two years of...

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Why the 2.0 graduating requirement should be raised

Anita (Karishma) Srinivasan October 22, 2018

It's time to raise the graduation standard at UK by raising the required grade point average. It's never too early to begin talking about this. December graduates will walk before we know it, and May...

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Jorge Cham visiting UK to talk about his college-life comics

September 4, 2018

Procrastination can weigh down even the most motivated students, and Ph.D. hopefuls are of no exception. Creator of "Piled Higher and Deeper Comics" Jorge Cham would know.With a B.S. in mechanical engineering...

Rosie Davila gathered with other Lexingtonians at Triangle Park in downtown Lexington, Kentucky to protest the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was passed the morning of Saturday, December 2, 2017. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Grad tax not part of recently passed Senate bill

Rick Childress December 2, 2017

The controversial tax on tuition waivers that was included in the House tax bill is not included in the bill that narrowly passed through the Senate on Saturday morning. American Council on Education...

International students outnumber American students in graduate schools

Madison Rexroat November 21, 2017

In a growing era for graduate school, the ones taking most advantage of it aren’t Americans, but international students.International students are outnumbered at the undergraduate level, but at the graduate...

The latest industry to be threatened by technology: Law

Madison Rexroat June 30, 2017

The days of Elle Woods revolutionizing Harvard Law School could soon be over – or so recent trends would have you believe. While top schools like Harvard and Yale haven’t suffered much, moderate and...

Class aids admission chances

January 19, 2017

Winter has come, and for seniors the end of the holiday season is the last chance to complete post-graduate exams and applications. What better end to holiday cheer can we imagine than crippling fear and...

Wealthier students more likely to pursue graduate degrees

Madison Rexroat January 18, 2017

According to a new report published by the Urban Institute, students from more privileged backgrounds are more likely to earn high paying degrees.Overall, the number of students who pursued a graduate...

Myron Guthrie on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Quinn Foster | Staff

Man is accepted at UK only to find out he was not enrolled

September 21, 2016

Myron Guthrie found out the day before his first semester of graduate school that he was not enrolled at UK. The university told him after he had already moved his business from Tennessee to his new home...

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