WUKY's 'UK Perspectives' Highlights GEAR UP Summer Academy at UK

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 22, 2016) — WUKY's "UK Perspectives" focuses on the people and programs of the University of Kentucky and is hosted by WUKY General Manager Tom Godell. This week guest host Alan Lytle talks with Assistant Provost Randolph Hollingsworth and Matthew Deffendall, director of UK First Generation Initiatives, about the GEAR UP Summer Academy, a three week program that helps Kentucky high school students experience college. 

To listen to the podcast interview from which "UK Perspectives" is produced, visit http://wuky.org/post/uk-perspectives-gear-summer-academy.

"UK Perspectives" airs at 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. each Friday on WUKY 91.3, UK's NPR station.

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