appalachian center
Appalachian Center spring internship opportunities available
The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center announces the following internship opportunities for the spring semester, for undergraduate or graduate students. Each internship is for 10 hours per week, with $10/hr. compensation. Students from all colleges at UK are encouraged to apply, and there is special emphasis on providing this opportunity to UK students who are from the Appalachian region.
"Freedom from Camps": Housing and Power in the Experience of Sri Lankan Long-term Refugees in India
The Anthropology Department Presents:
"Freedom from Camps": Housing and Power in the Experience of Sri Lankan Long-term Refugees in India, with Dr. Sasikumar Balasundaram
Friday, January 11th from 4:00 – 5:30 PM in Lafferty 213
This event is open to all.
UK Hosts Global Mountain Regions Conference
Global Mountain Regions Conference: Ann Kingsolver and Sasikumar Balasundaram
This coming October 25th through 27th, the University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program is set to kick-off their ambitious Global Mountain Regions Conference. The three day event is a transnational exploration and conversation of the shared economic, social, and historical challenges that mountain regions face within both national and global contexts.
'Homegrown Kentucky' Empowers Eastern Ky. Community
'Global Classroom' Increases Student Opportunities for International Experience
Appalachian Center and UPK Celebrate Appalachian Literature
"Seeking the Good Life in America: Lessons from the Appalachian Past" with Ron Eller
In April of 2012, Ron Eller delivered the annual Distinguished Professor Lecture. Eller is a professor in the Department of History and has spent more than 40 years teaching and writing about the Appalachian region. His lecture was entitled “Seeking the Good Life in America: Lessons from the Appalachian Past,” and is available in this podcast in its entirety.