Think Humanities

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Juanita White – researcher, scriptwriter, and member of Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau. Juanita is a former educator and curriculum specialist from Louisville. After retiring from the school district, she began working at the Farmington Historic Home. Juanita discusses the history of Farmington as the home of James Speed, who served as the Attorney General to Abraham Lincoln. Juanita researches Kentucky African American history, which you can learn more about in her Speakers Bureau talks on Edith Goodall Wilson and Matthew Garrison.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Jeff Worley – a Kentucky poet, former professor of English, and research magazine editor. Worley taught American literature in Germany for eight years through the University of Maryland’s European Division and later became an assistant professor of English at Penn State Altoona. After moving to Lexington, Worley joined the staff of Odyssey, the University of Kentucky’s research magazine, which he became the editor of in 1997. Having retired from UK in 2010, he still serves as a free-lance writer for magazines across the country. He is also a member of the Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau in which he performs poetry readings. On today’s episode, Worley reads some of his new poems and gives us a preview of his upcoming publication.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Jeff Worley – a Kentucky poet, former professor of English, and research magazine editor. Worley taught American literature in Germany for eight years through the University of Maryland’s European Division and later became an assistant professor of English at Penn State Altoona. After moving to Lexington, Worley joined the staff of Odyssey, the University of Kentucky’s research magazine, which he became the editor of in 1997. Having retired from UK in 2010, he still serves as a free-lance writer for magazines across the country. He is also a member of the Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau in which he performs poetry readings. On today’s episode, Worley reads some of his new poems and gives us a preview of his upcoming publication.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Jeff Worley – a Kentucky poet, former professor of English, and research magazine editor. Worley taught American literature in Germany for eight years through the University of Maryland’s European Division and later became an assistant professor of English at Penn State Altoona. After moving to Lexington, Worley joined the staff of Odyssey, the University of Kentucky’s research magazine, which he became the editor of in 1997. Having retired from UK in 2010, he still serves as a free-lance writer for magazines across the country. He is also a member of the Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau in which he performs poetry readings. On today’s episode, Worley reads some of his new poems and gives us a preview of his upcoming publication.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by historian and retired University of Kentucky administrator David Bettez. Dr. Bettez formerly served as the director of UK’s Office of International Affairs. A specialist of World War I history, Dr. Bettez explains Kentucky’s response to the war. You can learn more about this topic in his book, "Kentucky and the Great War: World War I on the Home Front." Bettez also discusses the archival research he pursued to write "Kentucky Marine: Major General Logan Feland and the Making of the Modern USMC" which won the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Colonel Joseph Alexander award in 2015. Dr. Bettez is also a member of our Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by historian and retired University of Kentucky administrator David Bettez. Dr. Bettez formerly served as the director of UK’s Office of International Affairs. A specialist of World War I history, Dr. Bettez explains Kentucky’s response to the war. You can learn more about this topic in his book, "Kentucky and the Great War: World War I on the Home Front." Bettez also discusses the archival research he pursued to write "Kentucky Marine: Major General Logan Feland and the Making of the Modern USMC" which won the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Colonel Joseph Alexander award in 2015. Dr. Bettez is also a member of our Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by historian and retired University of Kentucky administrator David Bettez. Dr. Bettez formerly served as the director of UK’s Office of International Affairs. A specialist of World War I history, Dr. Bettez explains Kentucky’s response to the war. You can learn more about this topic in his book, "Kentucky and the Great War: World War I on the Home Front." Bettez also discusses the archival research he pursued to write "Kentucky Marine: Major General Logan Feland and the Making of the Modern USMC" which won the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Colonel Joseph Alexander award in 2015. Dr. Bettez is also a member of our Kentucky Humanities Speakers Bureau.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. Michael Benson, President of Eastern Kentucky University. President Benson provides a thoughtful analysis of the current state of higher education in America, which you can read more about this fall in his new book, "College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy." President Benson urges the importance of investing in higher education through historic examples such as the Land Grant Act and the GI Bill. A friend of the humanities, Dr. Benson discusses the value of liberal arts training and the importance of higher education in Kentucky.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. Michael Benson, President of Eastern Kentucky University. President Benson provides a thoughtful analysis of the current state of higher education in America, which you can read more about this fall in his new book, "College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy." President Benson urges the importance of investing in higher education through historic examples such as the Land Grant Act and the GI Bill. A friend of the humanities, Dr. Benson discusses the value of liberal arts training and the importance of higher education in Kentucky.

Host Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. Michael Benson, President of Eastern Kentucky University. President Benson provides a thoughtful analysis of the current state of higher education in America, which you can read more about this fall in his new book, "College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy." President Benson urges the importance of investing in higher education through historic examples such as the Land Grant Act and the GI Bill. A friend of the humanities, Dr. Benson discusses the value of liberal arts training and the importance of higher education in Kentucky.