Transy faculty receive civic award for Unlearn Fear + Hate
The Kentucky Council for the Social Studies recently chose Transylvania professors Kurt Gohde and Kremena Todorova for its inaugural Georgia Davis Powers Award.
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Transylvania professor featured at Kentucky Book Festival opening event
The annual Kentucky Book Festival returns to Lexington this November and Transylvania professor Jeremy Paden is one of four authors helping kick off the event.
Transylvania professor’s ‘Elkhorn’ book wins Thomas D. Clark Medallion
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Richard Taylor, Transylvania University’s Kenan Visiting Writer and a former Kentucky poet laureate, has received the Thomas D. Clark Medallion for his new book, “Elkhorn: Evolution of a Kentucky Landscape.” Named after the founder of the University Press of Kentucky, the medallion is awarded to one book each year for highlighting the state’s history and culture. “Elkhorn” is published by the University Press and will be released on Sept. 21. “I’m honored to be a recipient of an award named for Dr. Clark, whom I knew and greatly admired for his writings, his character and his encouragement of others to look into the deep but shimmering well of Kentucky history,” Taylor said. He will receive the Clark Medallion at the Paul Sawyier Public Library in Frankfort on Wednesday, Sept. 26. “We owe a debt of gratitude to Richard Taylor and other top scholars and writers published by the University Press of Kentucky,” said Stan Macdonald, a board member of the Thomas D. Clark Foundation. “They are enabling citizens to gain a much deeper understanding and appreciation of the state’s rich history and culture.” Taylor lives in a historic home he restored near the banks of Elkhorn Creek, a tributary of the Kentucky River. He writes about an eight-mile stretch of the creek in “Elkhorn.” “Through his love of Elkhorn Creek and his gift with storytelling, Taylor presents readers with a powerful picture of a place that has impacted so
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New program director leads Transylvania Theater’s 2018-19 season
LEXINGTON, Ky.– Transylvania University’s 2018-19 theater season will feature four productions—from the contemporary to Shakespeare—under the leadership of Tosha Fowler, the new Lucille C. Little Chair of Theater and program director. All productions will be in Little Theater and are free to the public thanks to the generous support of the Dixon-White Fund. Transylvania Theater will benefit from Fowler’s extensive professional career in theater as an actor, director, producer, teacher and playwright in both Chicago and Atlanta. Hailed as the “fearless leader” of her founding company, Cor Theatre, she was named “One of the Top People Who Really Perform” by Newcity Chicago. Additionally, Fowler has taught at The Theatre School at DePaul University, Kent State University, Green Shirt Studios and Georgia Southern University. “I could not be more excited to join the Transy faculty and to work with the Lexington theater community,” Fowler said. “It is an exciting time to create theater in this thriving city, and I am ready to get to work. I plan on collaborating with local talent and bring in colleagues from across the country to enrich the Transylvania Theater experience.” From Nov. 1-10, Fowler will direct a production of “Stupid F—ing Bird,” a heartfelt, irreverent remix of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” by Aaron Posner. Featuring an ensemble of writers, actors and those who choose to watch, it will tickle, tantalize and incite the audience to consider how art, love and revolution fuel the pursuit of happiness. On
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Transylvania adds faculty members for new academic year
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Four new full-time faculty members will join Transylvania University for the start of the 2018-19 academic year on Sept. 4. The three professors and endowed chair will contribute to the university’s centuries-old tradition of excellence in teaching through their fields of theater, music, education and exercise science. “We are excited to welcome these four faculty members to campus as we embark on a new academic year,” said Laura Bryan, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the university. “They bring a wealth of experience and enthusiasm that will enrich the learning environment here at Transylvania.” The new faculty members include Tosha Fowler, who is Transylvania’s Lucille C. Little Chair of Theater and the director of the Theater Program. An educator, director and actor, she spent the past 11 years in Chicago’s thriving arts scene. Fowler is the founding executive artistic director of that city’s Cor Theatre. She also taught at The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she received an MFA in acting. Her other experience includes serving as an instructor of drama workshops for Urban Hope, a program for inner-city youths in Savannah, Georgia. Most recently, Fowler was a visiting professor for the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University. Also joining Transylvania’s Division of Fine Arts this fall is Regan MacNay, who is the university’s new assistant professor of music and director of choral activities. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts in choral
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