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The Gaines Center thanks the National Endowment for the Humanities for its support. The following are supported by an NEH Challenge Grant: The John R. Gaines Chair in the Humanities, The Bale Boone Symposium in the Humanities, and the Lafayette Seminar in Public Issues. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs or by the John R. Gaines Chair do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Concieved by Dr. Ray Betts and realized in 1984 through a generous gift from John and Joan Gaines, the Gaines Center for the Humanities is the place at the University of Kentucky dedicated to the integration of the humanities into the traditional paths of learning at the University.
The Center is located in three historic buildings between the University of Kentucky and downtown Lexington, and is located on Maxwell Avenue.
The Gaines Center promotes the Humanities both at the University and in the entire Lexington community through a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Center hosts a variety of events, including lectures, concerts, and feasts.
In addition to promoting the humanities on the University of Kentucky's campus and in the Lexington community, the Gaines Center also selects twelve talented undergraduate scholars at the University every year to complete a two-year fellowship for further education in the humanities. Gaines Fellows are selected through a competitive application process comparable to the selection process for programs such as the Rhodes Scholarship and the Truman Scholarship.
The Gaines Fellows are traditionally at the forefront of the University's undergraduate scholars. Fellows have been recognized not only locally but nationally and internationally, with former Gaines Fellows in the ranks of Marshall, Fulbright, Goldwater, and Udall scholars.
Gaines Fellowship is a unique experience for undergraduate students that few other colleges and universities can offer. For more information about current and past scholars, applying, or what the Fellowship offers, please see the Gaines Fellowship page.
Last Site Update: October 31, 2011