Transylvania alumna makes history as Kentucky’s first openly transgender public official
Transylvania University grad Rebecca Blankenship made history last week as the first openly transgender public official in the Commonwealth.
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Transylvania student, alumnus selected for Peace Corps service in West Africa
Clay York ’21 and Langley Sebastian ’23 are the most recent Pioneers to volunteer for service in the Peace Corps. Both credit professor Steve Hess for sparking their interest in the program. With placements in western Africa, they look forward to this unique opportunity to build bridges between disparate cultures.
Transylvania students talk poetry with U.S. poet laureate before public event tonight
Transylvania students had class today with the new U.S. poet laureate.
First-gen success story: Transylvania women’s basketball coach Juli Fulks
Juli Fulks’ undergraduate experience positioned her perfectly to support first-generation players in her current role as the Pioneers head women’s basketball coach.
Local youths participate in Transylvania’s conversations with Kentucky authors
As part of Transylvania’s Creative Intelligence series event “The Stories and Myths of American Youth: Conversations with Authors of Young Adult Literature,” local middle and high school students visited campus last week for an opportunity to engage directly with Kentucky young adult fiction authors alongside Transylvania undergraduates.