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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,...

Pharmacy Dean Tim Tracy named interim provost

First dean of Lewis Honors College announced

Bailey Vandiver July 11, 2017

UK Provost Tim Tracy announced the first dean of the Lewis Honors College in a campus-wide email Monday.Christian Brady, formerly the dean of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University, will...

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Campus construction updates

Amanda Bryant October 23, 2016

The UK campus has been undergoing changes in the last few months under several construction projects. Many of the projects have been focused around Memorial Hall, the Student Center and Lewis Hall. The...

UK phonathon reaches $1 million mark for 11th straight year

McKenna Horsley March 23, 2016

[email protected] donations from many friends of the university, UK’s Office of Philanthropy raised more than the $1 million  pledged in a phonathon just before Spring Break. Anne Lichtenberg,...

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