'see tomorrow' Speaker Series Begins This Afternoon

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 21, 2014) — The "see tomorrow."  Speaker Series kicks off this afternoon with one of the University of Kentucky's own -- John Thelin, who is widely considered one of the country's experts on the history of higher education.

Thelin, a professor of educational policy studies at UK;s College of Education, will speak at 4 p.m. in Room 230 of the Student Center. His talk, the first in the monthly speaker series designed to highlight different aspects of the UK's Strategic Plan, is titled "Higher Education's New Deal in 21st Century."

Thelin's history of higher education ― "A History of American Higher Education" ― is considered one of the field's seminal works and is widely cited.

A former Provost Teacher's Award winner and recipient of the Alumni Association's Great Teacher Award, Thelin also has been an invited speaker at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, Harvard University, the University of Georgia, Dartmouth, The Manhattan Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute for Health Professions.

On Jan. 28, David Attis, with Education Advisory Board, will be the second speaker in the series. He will speak at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., both in Room 206 of the Student Center.

More than 100 people across the campus are involved with work groups in support of the strategic plan's development. The plan is scheduled for consideration by the Board of Trustees in June.

This is part of an ongoing series of articles and stories about "see tomorrow: The University of Kentucky Strategic Plan." Check out the strategic plan website -- (http://www.uky.edu/strategic-plan/) --for the latest information about the compelling vision for UK's future. You can also provide feedback and ask questions at seetomorrow@uky.edu