Boyle County Resident Presents Paper at Lindsey Wilson College Academic Symposium

Aven Bryant '25 of Perryville presents her research at 2025 Spring Symposium of the Lindsey Wilson R.V. Bennett Honors Program.

COLUMBIA, Ky. (04/18/2025) — A Boyle County resident recently presented research at an academic symposium.

Aven Bryant '25 of Perryville, Kentucky, presented her work at the 2025 Spring Symposium of the Lindsey Wilson College R.V. Bennett Honors Program. The symposium was held Thursday, April 17, at the college's Honors House.

Bryant, an English and women and gender studies double major, presented "Advocacy in Action: Consequences of Over-Legislating Reproductive Rights." Bryant's work examined the political landscape since the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in 2022. She worked on the project under the guidance of Lindsey Wilson Associate Professor of Communication and Dean of the School of Business and Communication Benson Sexton.

The Lindsey Wilson R.V. Bennett Honors Program enriches students' education by providing challenging and engaging curricular and co-curricular experiences. It is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council and the Kentucky Honors Roundtable, where Lindsey Wilson students regularly present their work.

Lindsey Wilson College is a vibrant liberal arts college in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey WIlson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson has an enrollment of more than 4,000 students, and the college offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The college's 28 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and indvidual national championships.

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Lindsey Wilson College student Aven Bryant ’25 of Perryville, Kentucky, presents her research project “Advocacy in Action: Consequences of Over-Legislating Reproductive Rights” on April 17 at the 2025 Spring Symposium of the Lindsey Wilson College R.V. Bennett Honors Program.