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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP STUDIES College of Education faculty, alumna speak at KASA Dr. Justin Bathon with alumna Dr. Martha McCarthy, a renowned expert in education law, at the opening session of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators annual Education Law and Finance conference. Others from the College of Education presenting included Dr. Lu Young, Dr. Carmen Coleman and Gene Wilhoit. South Africa Conference The Interuniversity Centre for Education Law and Education Policy (CELP) plans a conference, “Balancing Freedom, Autonomy and Accountability in Education,” July 27-29 at the Paul Roos Gymnasium, a prestigious high school in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. Conference co-chairs include Dr. Rika Joubert, director of CELP and professor emeritus at the University of Pretoria in South Africa; Dr. William E. Thro, general counsel at UK; and Dr. John Nash, an associate professor in the UK College of Education Department of Educational Leadership Studies. The conference also incorporates the 2016 International Symposium on Educational Reform (ISER), for which Nash is the 2016 coordinating director. 4 Lewis named executive director of educational programs Dr. Wayne D. Lewis Jr. was recently named executive director of educational programs in the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. He is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies. Lewis COE COMMUNICATOR | APRIL 2016