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The full-time journalist will go on to represent the U.S. in the Miss Universe competition, which will be held in Israel for the first time in December.

College newsroom leaders face challenges from re-engaging the student body in a post-pandemic world to obtaining public records to squeezing in time for personal lives, according to editors from seven universities who participated in a virtual Student Media Forum on Nov. 9. Despite the obstacles, the editors also expressed appreciation for the experiences that student...

The 2021 State of the First Amendment Address, sponsored by the Scripps Howard First Amendment Center housed in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky, is scheduled for 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, via Zoom.​

The University of Kentucky Scripps Howard First Amendment Center is accepting nominations for its James Madison Award, which honors a Kentuckian who is a champion of the First Amendment.

Now in its 22nd year, the hall of fame recognizes College of Arts and Sciences alumni and faculty who have made meaningful contributions to the university, the Commonwealth and the nation in their respective fields. 

Not surprisingly as the popularity of the podcast format has exploded in recent years, University of Kentucky students, faculty and staff have launched a variety of podcasts to share their own expertise, ideas and stories.

The University of Kentucky will induct 27 former students into its 2020 Hall of Distinguished Alumni during a recognition ceremony on October 1.

More Americans have now died from COVID-19 than those killed during the influenza pandemic of 1918.

The COVID-19 pandemic saw professional journalists worldwide trying to disseminate timely, consequential information to the public. This responsibility was just as weighty for student journalists. But despite the mounting pressure, Kentucky Kernel Media reigned triumphant over a trying year, raking in several state and national awards. Overall, the media organization and its staff won nearly 100 awards during the 2020-2021 school year.

From Kentucky to Los Angeles to New York, one College of Communication and Information alumna's passion for fashion has taken her from coast to coast and landed her in one of the fashion capitals of the world. Madison Rexroat managed to find a spot for herself at one of the world’s largest fashion magazines — ELLE.