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Shaping Passions Into Professions
Shaping Passions Into Professions

We launch critical and innovative thinkers, creators and doers.

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We Build Community within the College and beyond; Converge and Collaborate across disciplines to leverage our breadth; Empower and Transform members of our community to foster their success; Excel through our intellectual leadership; and Engage and Partner with our constituents and peers.

 

20+ Degree Programs

Our degree programs and cutting-edge curriculum will challenge you to find your passion. Our staff of professional advisors and dedicated faculty will give you the hands-on, industry experience you need to turn your passion into your profession and graduate world-ready.


96% of Students Receive Financial Aid

96% of first-time, full-time undergraduates at the University of Kentucky received some type of financial aid. We have need- and merit-based scholarships for all majors and all grade classifications within the College.


15+ Student Involvement Opportunities

Students can choose to get involved in an organization that aligns with their major or something else entirely. Whatever you are passionate about, we have an involvement opportunity for that.

Our Intercollegiate Debate Team is nationally-ranked.

The Kentucky Kernel is an Associated Collegiate Press Top 100 Pacemaker Award winner.

Visit our Getting Involved page for a full list of involvement opportunities in the College of Communication and Information.

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UK alum shares her story of love, loss and legacy

Descending from her polar white SUV, Melanie Glasscock Simpson-Conley flashes her signature welcoming smile. The gauzy hem of her sundress flaps in a tepid breeze that offers little relief from the early August morning’s unusually oppressive heat.

Finding belonging through serendipity: Jay Stringer-Vaught’s impact on the Office of LGBTQ* Resources

Serendipity is defined as the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Jay Stringer-Vaught, Pulaski County native and University of Kentucky graduate student studying library science in the College of Communication and Information, credits this phenomenon for where they are today.  

Q&A: Everything you need to know about managing misinformation

Misinformation can cause individuals to feel fear or anxiety, and in some cases, result in mistrust from multiple  sources. It even has the power to impact an individual’s personal life. Some of the ways it has evolved on a day-to-day basis include the spread of false information through social media. The topics vary from conspiracies regarding medical experimentation, like vaccines, to political manipulation and election interference. With the upcoming presidential elections, it is crucial to understand the role misinformation has, and how to avoid it. 

 

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Kirk Laird '06
Media Arts and Studies

IT Manager at the University of Kentucky (Media Depot)

Kelly Bilz
Library Science (MS)

Nicky Lewis
Department of Communication, Research, Graduate Program in Communication

Assistant Professor in Communication

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