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Shifting Power in Rural America: Conversations on Just Transitions

Apr 21, 2026, 4:00 – 6:30 PM

Learning, Speaker Series

Rural communities across the Appalachian region face new challenges and possibilities as a result of changing economic and political landscapes. The UK Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies Program will host a public panel as part of a larger series to bring together John Gaventa and Loka Ashwood, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows, for a conversation with Gabe Schwartzman (UT), Shaunna Scott (UK Sociology emeritus) and Kathryn Engle, UK Appalachian Center director.

Climate Change Quilt Project: The Hidden Consensus on Climate Change

Feb 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Awareness, General/Public, Speaker Series

To help raise awareness for climate action across America, the Lewis Honors College, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the Student Sustainability Council are hosting the Climate Change Quilt project on February 17. From 11 AM - 12 PM, Mischen will speak on “The Hidden Consensus on Climate Change” and provide a history of the quilting project inspired by the AIDS Quilt Project from the 1980s in the William T. Young Library Alumni Gallery.

Vincent Stanley - Director of Philosophy at Patagonia

Nov 6, 2025, 12:30 – 1:45 PM

General/Public, Speaker Series

Vincent Stanley, co-author with Yvon Chouinard of The Future of the Responsible Company, has been with Patagonia on and off since its beginning in 1973, for many of those years in key roles as head of sales or marketing.

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Shifting Power in Rural America: Conversations on Just Transitions

Climate Change Quilt Project: The Hidden Consensus on Climate Change

Vincent Stanley - Director of Philosophy at Patagonia