UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES
Thelin Authors Book on History of
Philanthropy in Higher Education
Dr. John Thelin, professor of higher education and public policy in the University
of Kentucky College of Education, and Dr. Richard Trollinger, vice president of
Centre College, have co-authored a book on the history of philanthropy and its role
in the evolution of American higher education.
“Philanthropy and American Higher Education” is the third project on which
Thelin and Trollinger have collaborated. According to the book’s description, it
outlines their belief that “support of higher education through philanthropy is
central to the historic and future character of colleges and universities.”
Thelin, who also has a joint appointment with the UK Martin School of Public
Policy and Administration, came to UK in 1996. Since then, he has become
nationally renowned as one of UK’s experts on higher education history, policies
and issues. An alumnus of Brown University, he received his master’s degree in
American history and doctorate in the history of education from the University of
California, Berkeley. He went on to work in a variety of administrative positions
in higher education, and eventually became research director for California’s 64
independent colleges and universities in 1979, which sparked his interest and
involvement with public policy at the state and federal levels. Over the years,
Thelin developed even more interests ranging from the study of philanthropy and
foundations to economics of higher education to the study of college sports.
His book, “A History of American Higher Education,” has remained the standard
account of the evolution of American universities and colleges since its publication
in 2004 by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
Professor John Thelin
Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Clasey receives funding for project
to examine factors in weight gain
Dr. Jody Clasey has received funding to build partnerships
in Clay County that will help look at the impact of circadian
rhythms as factors that may contribute to weight gain in
children. With new findings implicating time of feeding and
time of activity as contributors to circadian health, there is
reason to believe these lifestyle factors may contribute to
metabolic health in children, but to date, very little is known.
Clasey is an associate professor in the UK College of
Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion.
For the study in Clay County she is a co-principal investigator
among a team of experts awarded funding for projects to
develop sustainable, interdisciplinary, community engaged
research in Appalachia. The funding is provided by the
University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational
Science (CCTS), in conjunction with the Appalachian
Translational Research Network (ATRN).
Each project was awarded $100,000 over two years to build
partnerships between academic researchers and community
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stakeholders. It is the first pilot funding opportunity from
CCTS to require that projects have a community advisory
board and that responsibility for the study is shared between
the academic and community partners.
Clasey’s project, “Circadian Rhythm Parameters and
Metabolic Syndrome Associated Factors in Young Children,” is
led by Clasey and Dr. Karyn Esser, professor in the UK College
of Medicine Department of Physiology. The work draws on
the diverse expertise of UK researchers from public health