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Undergraduate Breathitt Lecture

Established to honor Edward T. Breathitt, an eminent Kentuckian (Governor of KY, 1963-67) and a UK alum with exceptional passion for higher education and the humanities, this lectureship is awarded to an undergraduate whose qualities of mind and spirit have been expressed eloquently on one of more of the basic concerns of the humanities: form, value, and memory. The award is presented by the Gaines Center for the Humanities, and the Edward T. Breathitt Lectureship recipient receives a special award and an honorarium of $500.

Applications for the prestigious 2026 Edward T. Breathitt Undergraduate Lectureship in the Humanities will open in February 2025.

Click the links below to view available lectures. 

Past Lectures: 

To see a list of past Breathitt lectures prior to 2019, click here