FRANKFORT — Cases from a University of Kentucky law professor who was removed from his teaching duties more than a year ago now span state and federal court. Professor Ramsi Woodcock filed a federal lawsuit last month against incoming law dean Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, UK President Eli Capilouto, Provost Robert DiPaola and the university, over Van […]
Kentucky’s medical schools have agreed to take part in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Service nutrition education program. According to a Kentucky Senate Republicans’ press release, University of Louisville School of Medicine, the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine and Eastern Kentucky University’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine have agreed to […]
As the Kentucky Lantern covered, legislation in the last legislative session mandated the creation of a new Center for American Civics at the University of Kentucky. Though the legislation itself is somewhat opaque about its intentions, it clearly aimed to set up a full academic unit in a style increasingly familiar across the United States. […]
Across Kentucky, a troubling pattern is emerging. Whether in healthcare, education, or non-profit organizations, board decisions are increasingly being questioned — not simply because difficult decisions are being made, but because stakeholders are asking how those decisions are being made. Recent events involving boards governing Fayette County Public Schools, the University of Kentucky, and the […]
