“[Just] because things is legal, it don’t make them right”

The following piece, by Julie Shepherd-Powell, won first place at the 2010 UK Appalachian Research Symposium. She interviews Pete Ramey about the struggle to stop construction of a Dominion Resources 585 mega-watt coal fired power plant in Wise County.

Engaging College Students>> The Appalachian IDEAS Network is an initiative designed to equip Appalachian students with knowledge, skills and resources to develop entrepreneurial ventures...

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Friday June 11: Fighting for a Voice

Tiplut Nongbri will be presenting a talk on matriliny, gender and the state in the Hill Society of North-East India. She will show a short video on the struggle of the women's movement in Meghalaya against the state's undemocratic practices and denial of rights to women to participate in policy formulation.  The talk that follows will shed light on the wide gap that exists between the rhetoric on women's empowerment professed by the state and the reality of their existence.

Award-Winning IDEAS

Two teams from Berea College took home prizes at the recent Appalachian IDEAS Network social entrepreneurship competition hosted by the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center.   The Appalachian IDEAS competition provides the opportunity for students to learn about social entrepreneurship and to create innovative ventures that address unmet needs in Appalachian communities.

Herbert Reid: A celebration of his career

The Appalachian Studies Program will be celebrating the career of Herbert Reid on March 25, with the day’s events consisting of an afternoon panel discussion with Reid’s colleagues and an evening celebration of Reid’s accomplishments, including the publishing of his newest book, Recovering the Commons: Democracy, Place, and Global Justice, co-authored by Betsy Taylor.