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Student, Professor Team for Documentary Depicting Veteran's Battle with PTSD

Joe Edwards, right, did an 18-month tour of duty in Iraq with the Kentucky Natio

When Jason Edwards chose his brother, Joe, as the subject of his internship project at Eastern Kentucky University last summer, he hoped to gain more than a good grade.

Senior Selected for Summer Research Opportunities Program at Harvard

Seth Henderson

Eastern Kentucky University senior Seth Henderson was recently accepted into the Summer Research Opportunities program at Harvard University.

Henderson, a political science and criminal justice major from Berea, was selected from among a large pool of applicants to the competitive program.

Second Senior Selected for Columbia University Summer Public Health Scholars Program

Brittney Jones

A second Eastern Kentucky University senior has been accepted into the Summer Public Health Scholars Program at Columbia University, the prestigious Ivy League institution in New York City.

Brittney Jones, a public health major from Corbin, joins Stephanie Smith, a senior public health major from Barbourville.

Senior Accepted into Summer Public Health Scholars Program at Columbia University

Stephanie Smith

An Eastern Kentucky University senior has been accepted into the Summer Public Health Scholars Program at Columbia University, the prestigious Ivy League institution in New York City.

Earth Days Features Many Events Throughout April

Eastern Kentucky University, for the 13th consecutive year, will mark Earth Days with a month-long slate of events and activities.

College of Education Launches Programs to Enhance Student Success

As part of its ongoing emphasis on student success, Eastern Kentucky University’s College of Education is managing three programs designed to maximize retention and graduation rates.

EKU Professor's Book Receives Prize from the Character Project

Michael Austin

Michael Austin, Professor of Philosophy in Eastern Kentucky University’s Department of Philosophy and Religion, has won a prize from The Character Project for a book he co-edited with Doug Geivett, Being Good: Christian Virtues for Everyday Life (Eerdmans, 2012):

New Living Learning Community Will Focus on American Sign Language, Deaf Students

An informational meeting/mixer drew a large crowd recently to Walters Hall.

Boasting one of only nine nationally accredited baccalaureate degree programs in American Sign Language and Interpreter Education, Eastern Kentucky University has for many years attracted deaf and hard-of-hearing students as well as those who want to serve and assist them.

Graduate Students Return to Homeland to Help Fellow Kenyans Identify Water Quality Risks

EKU Master of Public Health student Ben Cheruiyot, survey in hand, is surrounded

Ben Cheruiyot and Peter Sigilai were already famous in their native Kenya, thanks to their exploits as All-American runners at U.S. universities.

Today, they are heroes for a different reason.

"Try Teaching" Program Seeks Mid- and Second-Career Professionals

Eastern Kentucky University’s “Try Teaching” program, now in its eighth year, is again accepting applications from mid- and second-career professionals who are intrigued about their potential in front of a classroom.

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