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Addressing Climate-Forced Displacement in the United States: A Just and Equitable Response
By Julie Maldonado The climate crisis is ravaging communities nationwide and disproportionately affecting Black, Indigenous, and People...
Jul 16, 2021


Bridging the Rural / Urban Divide — watch the recorded first session & enroll for next 3
Develop the skills you need for our changing world Masters of Applied Community Development Rural-Urban Divide Webinar Series View...
Jun 14, 2021


Rising Voices 8: Finding Community Amidst a Pandemic
By Jackie Rigley I became a research assistant for LiKEN in January of 2020 and I was looking forward to attending Rising Voices 8 in...
Jun 4, 2021


Searching for Connection in a Time of Distance
Article and Images by Sarah Morairty I feel that I am not alone in saying that at this point, I am completely lost. We are all no longer...
May 20, 2021


How Have Disinfection Byproducts Impacted Eastern Kentucky’s Drinking Water?
By Sarah Birnbaum New research shows that failing infrastructure causes significant contamination of drinking water in many Eastern...
May 5, 2021


New Policy Brief Calls for Equity and Justice in Response to Climate-Forced Displacement
“Climate change is the existential crisis of our time, and it’s clear that our current system is failing those who most need—and...
Apr 13, 2021


How much is a glass of water?
by Sana Aslam Ricki Draper (past LiKEN Community Engagement Coordinator) and Mary Cromer (Deputy Director of the Appalachian Citizens Law...
Mar 5, 2021


Hunger, Religion, and Public Anthropology
Cover jacket for 2019 book, edited by Devon Mihesuah and Elizabeth Hoover, Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the United States: Restoring...
Jan 19, 2021


In Knott County, Kentucky, Gingerbread Is Remembered For Its Connection to Local Politics
By Nicole Musgrave Published December 23, 2020 at 9:04 AM EST When you hear the word “gingerbread,” you might think Christmas. But in...
Jan 6, 2021
All Land is not Creating Equal:Unleashing Family and Community Wealth through Land Ownership
Learn more here #Heirs039PropertyProject
Jan 6, 2021
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