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VIDEO: Voices on immigration: UK students discuss policy and personal experience

Synthia Burns, Broadcaster March 3, 2025

Student speakers from the University of Kentucky share their insights on their personal experiences and President Donald Trump's immigration policies at a panel held in the Lewis Honors College lounge....

 University of Kentucky students talk about their experiences in America as the children of immigrants during the Lewis Honors College Immigration Panel on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at the Lewis Honors College in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Isabella Sepahban | Staff

Immigration Panel shares the journeys of children of immigrants

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter February 26, 2025

University of Kentucky members were invited to a panel about students’ experiences in their “challenges and triumphs” as children of immigrants in Kentucky. The Lewis Honors College hosted the...

VIDEO: Lewis Honors College Leadership Conference hosts Kentucky’s lieutenant governor

Chloe Bradley, Broadcaster February 24, 2025

The 2025 Lewis Honors College Leadership Conference hosted Kentucky’s Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman as the keynote speaker. She discussed what her path in politics was like from being a high school teacher...

Danny Mendoza, an international relations sophomore, hangs up slips for the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibit on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Lewis Honors College in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Hostile Terrain 94 memorializes migrants’ lives lost in the Sonoran Desert

Courtney Mysliwiec, Reporter February 14, 2025

Hostile Terrain 94 conveys the deaths of migrants crossing into the United States through the poor terrains of the Sonoran Desert and are represented through toe tags with documentation in an exhibit.  The...

VIDEO: Hostile Terrain 94 community art project

Jackson Redish, TikTok Manager February 14, 2025

Reporter Jackson Redish visits the University of Kentucky’s Lewis Honors College Hostile Terrain 94 exhibit. Hostile Terrain 94 is a collaborative art program that allows people to place toe tags on...

Catching Up with the Kernel: Deep Dive into Lewis Honors College

Welcome to Catching Up with the Kernel. Today, host Giana Gallo interviews UK sophomore and Kernel opinions writer Owen Chesemore and Lewis Honors College Dean Christian Brady on all aspects of UK’s...

Should students commit to the honors pathway?

Should students commit to the honors pathway?

Owen Chesemore, Reporter February 10, 2024

During my freshman year, I met with an adviser who offered a compelling case for why I should join honors. I took her advice and applied for the Lewis Honors College through upper-level admissions. Why...

Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Why I Love the UK Honors College (And You Might Too)

Luke Schlake, Reporter April 17, 2023

People don’t really “love” institutions anymore, and if loving an institution is out-of-style, complaining about one is equally in-style. And I get it.  There is a group of students that is less-than-enamored...

Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Difficult conversations: How to start and finish them

Jemi Chew, Reporter November 23, 2022

Silence filled the lobby of the Lewis Honors College as a student broke down into tears. The student was attending a Lewis Honors College event promoting “Solid Ground,” a book written by Tom Lewis,...

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UK Lewis Honors College creates a holistic learning community

Haley Hintz February 25, 2019

As a high school senior, I remember applying to the University of Kentucky. At the bottom of the online application was an extra option that prompted students to apply to become a part of the Lewis Honors...

Lewis Honors College brings witchcraft and wizardry to campus

Cathryn Perini October 9, 2017

Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home, and so will the Lewis Honor College.Lewis Honors College Living Learning Program is holding a month long series of Harry Potter inspired events throughout...

Lewis Honors College makes changes to benefit students

Emily Baehner September 22, 2017

The first dean of the Lewis Honors College met with honors students to discuss upcoming changes in the college and to brainstorm ideas for a college mission statement.Dean Christian Brady and Sally Foster,...

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