{"id":2883,"date":"2018-08-31T12:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T16:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?page_id=2883"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:54:57","slug":"blog-transylvania-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"topStoriesBlock\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width blog-stories is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-top-stories\">Top Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id='topStories' class='feature-tax'><div class='flexslider carousel'><ul class='slides'><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/ta-nehisi-coates-to-visit-transylvania-university-for-william-r-kenan-jr-lecture\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/coates.jpeg)'><h3>Ta-Nehisi Coates to visit Transylvania University for William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/thinking-about-transy-heres-what-to-know-before-oct-31\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/blog_feature.jpg)'><h3>Thinking About Transy? Here&#8217;s What to Know Before Oct. 31<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania-2026-lexington-halloween-tradition\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania_blog.png)'><h3>PumpkinMania 2026: A Lexington Halloween tradition that could only happen at Transy<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/should-i-apply-to-transylvania-university-heres-what-to-know\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/blog_feature.jpeg)'><h3>Should I apply to Transylvania University? Here\u2019s what to know<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/09\/transylvania-students-use-gilman-scholarships-to-study-abroad-bring-lessons-home\/' class='slide' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/alex-2-2.jpeg)'><h3>Transylvania students use Gilman scholarships to study abroad, bring lessons home<\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group blog-stories padded full-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"newsFromTransy\">News from Transy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class='container blog-category-block'><div class='row post-type-post archive blog'><article id='post-26495' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26495 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-kenan-lecture tag-top-stories'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/ta-nehisi-coates-to-visit-transylvania-university-for-william-r-kenan-jr-lecture\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/coates-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"headshot of a man\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/ta-nehisi-coates-to-visit-transylvania-university-for-william-r-kenan-jr-lecture\/' rel='bookmark'>Ta-Nehisi Coates to visit Transylvania University for William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-26471' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26471 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-faculty-staff category-news tag-faculty tag-in-memoriam feeds-academics'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/in-memoriam-james-g-jay-moseley-former-academic-dean-and-professor\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/moseley_feature-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/in-memoriam-james-g-jay-moseley-former-academic-dean-and-professor\/' rel='bookmark'>In Memoriam: James G. \u201cJay\u201d Moseley, former academic dean and professor<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-26465' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26465 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-pumpkinmania tag-top-stories'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania-2026-lexington-halloween-tradition\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania_blog-280x180.png\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"pumpkins glowing on the steps of a campus building\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania-2026-lexington-halloween-tradition\/' rel='bookmark'>PumpkinMania 2026: A Lexington Halloween tradition that could only happen at Transy<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full d-none d-lg-block full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"935\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1.png\" alt=\"transy.edu\/tickets | Learn More\" class=\"wp-image-24705\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1.png 935w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1-350x56.png 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/MFA-Ticketing-Summer-promo-Ad-v3-935x150-1-730x117.png 730w, 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class=\"wp-block-group blog-stories padded full-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"admissionsInsider\">Academics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class='container blog-category-block'><div class='row post-type-post archive blog'><article id='post-26471' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26471 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-faculty-staff category-news tag-faculty tag-in-memoriam feeds-academics'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/in-memoriam-james-g-jay-moseley-former-academic-dean-and-professor\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/moseley_feature-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/in-memoriam-james-g-jay-moseley-former-academic-dean-and-professor\/' rel='bookmark'>In Memoriam: James G. \u201cJay\u201d Moseley, former academic dean and professor<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-26448' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26448 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-study-abroad tag-scholarships tag-top-stories feeds-academics'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/09\/transylvania-students-use-gilman-scholarships-to-study-abroad-bring-lessons-home\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/alex-2-2-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"students snorkeling\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/09\/transylvania-students-use-gilman-scholarships-to-study-abroad-bring-lessons-home\/' rel='bookmark'>Transylvania students use Gilman scholarships to study abroad, bring lessons home<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article id='post-26351' class='col-12 col-md-4  post-26351 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-alumni tag-biochemistry tag-cooking feeds-academics'><div class='innerwrap'><figure class='post-thumbnail'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/07\/from-beaker-to-brisket-transylvania-alumnus-brings-scientific-mindset-to-pitmasters\/' rel='bookmark'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/yoder-1-2-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"two people in front of a smoker\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/07\/from-beaker-to-brisket-transylvania-alumnus-brings-scientific-mindset-to-pitmasters\/' rel='bookmark'>From beaker to brisket: Transylvania alumnus brings scientific mindset to \u2018Pitmasters\u2019<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"recentPosts\" class=\"wp-block-group padded full-width is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"recentPosts\">Recent Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id='blogStories' class='archive'><article id='26495' class='post-26495 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-kenan-lecture tag-top-stories'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/ta-nehisi-coates-to-visit-transylvania-university-for-william-r-kenan-jr-lecture\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/coates-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"headshot of a man\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/ta-nehisi-coates-to-visit-transylvania-university-for-william-r-kenan-jr-lecture\/' rel='bookmark'>Ta-Nehisi Coates to visit Transylvania University for William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/ta-nehisi-coates-to-visit-transylvania-university-for-william-r-kenan-jr-lecture\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-29T13:18:57-04:00\">October 29, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-29T13:19:00-04:00\">October 29, 2026<\/time><\/a><span class=\"cat-links\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News from Transy<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><p class='excerpt'>Award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will give Transylvania University's Kenan Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 5.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article id='26488' class='post-26488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-admissions category-the-college-application tag-early-action-deadline tag-top-stories feeds-admissions'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/thinking-about-transy-heres-what-to-know-before-oct-31\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/blog_feature-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"students in a Campus Center walkway\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/thinking-about-transy-heres-what-to-know-before-oct-31\/' rel='bookmark'>Thinking About Transy? Here&#8217;s What to Know Before Oct. 31<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/thinking-about-transy-heres-what-to-know-before-oct-31\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-28T10:19:14-04:00\">October 28, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-28T10:19:18-04:00\">October 28, 2026<\/time><\/a><span class=\"cat-links\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/admissions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Admissions Insider<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/admissions\/the-college-application\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The College Application<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><p class='excerpt'>If you've been thinking about Transylvania, now is a good time to take a closer look at your next steps.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article id='26478' class='post-26478 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-admissions category-history tag-transy-traditions feeds-admissions'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/what-it-means-to-be-a-pioneer-transylvania-university\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/General-Campus-View-Old-Morrison2-280x180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"old photo of Transylvania&#039;s campus looking toward Old Morrison\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/what-it-means-to-be-a-pioneer-transylvania-university\/' rel='bookmark'>What it means to be a Pioneer: The stories behind Transylvania University&#8217;s history and traditions<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/what-it-means-to-be-a-pioneer-transylvania-university\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T11:07:23-04:00\">October 21, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T11:07:30-04:00\">October 21, 2026<\/time><\/a><span class=\"cat-links\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/admissions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Admissions Insider<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><p class='excerpt'>From a Kentucky log cabin to Old Morrison, Raf the bat and student traditions, discover the surprising stories behind Transylvania University's Pioneer spirit.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article id='26471' class='post-26471 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-academics category-faculty-staff category-news tag-faculty tag-in-memoriam feeds-academics'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/in-memoriam-james-g-jay-moseley-former-academic-dean-and-professor\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/moseley_feature-280x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/in-memoriam-james-g-jay-moseley-former-academic-dean-and-professor\/' rel='bookmark'>In Memoriam: James G. \u201cJay\u201d Moseley, former academic dean and professor<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/in-memoriam-james-g-jay-moseley-former-academic-dean-and-professor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-16T11:45:00-04:00\">October 16, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-19T09:02:19-04:00\">October 19, 2026<\/time><\/a><span class=\"cat-links\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/academics\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Academics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/faculty-staff\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News from Transy<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><p class='excerpt'>The Transylvania community mourns the loss of James Gwyn \u201cJay\u201d Moseley, who served as vice president for academic affairs, dean of the college and professor of religion from 1991 to 2002.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article id='26465' class='post-26465 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-pumpkinmania tag-top-stories'><div class='post-thumbnail'><a class='post-thumbnail' href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania-2026-lexington-halloween-tradition\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania_blog-280x180.png\" class=\"attachment-280x180 size-280x180 wp-post-image\" alt=\"pumpkins glowing on the steps of a campus building\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='wrap'><header class='entry-header'><h3 class='entry-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania-2026-lexington-halloween-tradition\/' rel='bookmark'>PumpkinMania 2026: A Lexington Halloween tradition that could only happen at Transy<\/a><\/h3><div class='entry-meta'>Posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2026\/10\/pumpkinmania-2026-lexington-halloween-tradition\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-14T11:24:04-04:00\">October 14, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-14T11:24:06-04:00\">October 14, 2026<\/time><\/a><span class=\"cat-links\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News from Transy<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><p class='excerpt'>PumpkinMania is back this October for its 16th year, which means hundreds of jack-o\u2019-lanterns will once again take over the steps of Old Morrison.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons full-width is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cbcdc57d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/recent-posts\/page\/2\/\">More Posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Stories News from Transy Academics Recent Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1492,"featured_media":15536,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"2019,7300,3606,8630,1619,1695","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2883","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>News &amp; 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