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Crystal Wilkinson reads the opening of her own book during the Crystal Wilkinson Speaker Event on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 2025 Edward F. Prichard Lecture, Young Library Auditorium in Lexington, Lexington. Photo by Sydney Novack | Staff

‘Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts’ author Crystal Wilkinson goes back to her roots

Nick Tenhundfeld, Reporter April 3, 2025

Award winning author and University of Kentucky professor Crystal Wilkinson discussed her latest book, “Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks”...

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Letter to the Editor

John C. Higgins February 5, 2020

The recent Kernel article entitled "UK's Female Deans Are Paid Less" is an intentionally divisive non-sequitur when compared to its content. The data presented in the article is only a small part of the...

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The rise of online misinformation and how we can fight it

Haley Blackburn September 30, 2019

Everyone has come across a Facebook post or Twitter thread which seems so outlandish that no one in the world could possibly believe it.  Despite this, someone on the worldwide web believed the article,...

Joy Priest, a 2012 UK alumna, was recently award the Donald Hall Prize for Poetry for her manuscript, Horsepower. Photo provided by Joy Priest. 

UK alumna, Louisville native wins Donald Hall Prize for Poetry

Bailey Vandiver July 18, 2019

Joy Priest had a folder full of poems but didn’t know she could be a poet. Priest had been a writer for as long as she could remember, but as an undergraduate student at UK, she hadn’t yet thought...

Nikol Alexander-Floyd, Nadia Brown, Evelyn Simien and Wendy Smooth talk about the experience of being black women in politics.

Panel addresses what it means to be a black woman in politics

Taylor Beavers March 8, 2019

Intersectionality has been a hot topic surrounding politics in the past few years, but some have known of its importance for a long time.On Thursday evening in the Gatton Student Center, panelists Nikol...

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The flaws with Read Across America Day

Kellsie M. Kennedy March 1, 2019

If you attended public school, you already know what Read Across America day is. In honor of Dr. Suess’s birthday, elementary students complete reading activities typically related to Dr. Suess books.My...

Editor-in-chief Bailey Vandiver's personal bookshelf with decorative state of Kentucky.

Kentucky is my land— and my literature, too

Bailey Vandiver October 19, 2018

When I was about 8 years old, my great-grandparents gave me a copy of The Thread That Runs SoTrue by Jesse Stuart for Christmas. I already loved to read, but for some reason that book didn’t appeal...

Samantha Martin is a current UK student and the author of the "Latium."

UK student author inspires young writers

Sarah Ladd September 26, 2018

At 21, many people are juggling last minute assignments and graduation preparations, but Samantha Martin is balancing much more.Between her work as a peer mentor, extracurricular activities and her studies,...

Celebrating Banned Books Week: Why I read banned books

Celebrating Banned Books Week: Why I read banned books

September 24, 2018

Sunday kickstarted Banned Books Week 2018 and marks the perfect time for a discussion on another freedom we have in this country: the freedom to read and write whatever we want, which is part of our right...

UK English Department to bring authors to campus as part of Visiting Writers Series

September 7, 2018

UK will soon be calling all lovers of literature to campus as the Visiting Writers Series starts a new chapter. The annual event is back with new writers and new works to appreciate.The VWS started in...

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