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UK Artists' 'Imagine Nation' on Display in Downtown Lexington

By SA/VS report Jan 21, 2021

In November 2020, students in the University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies’ Guerilla Art class installed an original mural near UK’s downtown campus on Emmaline Lane.

UK Engineering's L. Stanley Pigman Scholarships Available to Eastern Kentucky Students

Kel Hahn Jan 15, 2021

The Pigman Scholarship helps make engineering students' dream come true.

Mother and daughter sit arm in arm while sitting in a Big Blue Nation Orientation session.

Letting Your Student Fail and Supporting Them When it Happens

Student Success Jan 15, 2021

While it’s natural for parents to worry about failure, there are times when it can be productive for your college students — and a chance for them to change for the better.

Student and parents sitting on short campus wall looking at a map

Helping vs Helicoptering

Undergraduate Admission Jan 13, 2021

Choosing a college is a big life decision, but can you harm your child’s experience by overhelping them?

Students dance for charity during the 24 hour dance-a-thon, Dance Blue.

How to Find Your Community On Any Campus

Student Success Jan 11, 2021

When prospective college students are seeking a college, they often look at academics, faculty and the facilities where they will live and learn.

Does Your College Bound Student Have a Disability?

Disability Resource Center Jan 7, 2021

If your student has a diagnosed disability or condition, the University of Kentucky Disability Resource Center (DRC) has services available to the university community so that students have an equal opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of university life.

A black female student works at a laptop in her residence hall in front of a large window of campus.

Test Optional

UK Admission Jun 15, 2020

The University of Kentucky has implemented a test-optional policy for the 2021-22 academic year. This allows most freshman applicants, as well as transfer applicants with fewer than 24 credit hours, the option to be considered for admission without submission of ACT or SAT scores.

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