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Kentucky Law Journal to Host Symposium ‘The Racial Wealth Gap’

UKNow Oct 21, 2021

This year’s event is titled “The Racial Wealth Gap” and will explore the legal and historical factors that have contributed to the current state of wealth disparity in the United States that falls largely along racial lines.

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Registration Open for Free Education and Civil Rights Youth Summit

UKNow Oct 20, 2021

A new youth summit hosted by the University of Kentucky College of Education will examine how civil rights issues impact young people across the nation.

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International Students Awarded Scholarship for Cross-Cultural Understanding

UKNow Oct 19, 2021

Two international students were awarded the 2021 Viji Jeganathan Scholarship for Cross-Cultural Understanding during the Global Impacts Awards Ceremony.

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'UK at the Half': Learn About UK Disability Resource Center

UKNow Oct 18, 2021

For this "UK at the Half," Director of the University of Kentucky Disability Resource Center David Beach explains the importance of the center and highlights their goal.

'Behind the Blue': Disability Resource Center’s David Beach

Behind the Blue Oct 13, 2021

At the University of Kentucky, the Disability Resource Center (DRC), housed in the Office for Student Success, serves more than three thousand students each semester. A number the director, David Beach, believes is underestimated by many.

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6 UK Opera Alumni Lend Their Voices to Metropolitan Opera's 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones'

UKNow Oct 13, 2021

University of Kentucky opera alumni are helping the Metropolitan Opera make history with the staging of its first opera by a Black composer. “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s moving memoir, features the vocal talents of six Wildcats and runs through Oct. 23.

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UK Rosenberg Law to Host 2nd Daylong Breonna Taylor Symposium

UKNow Oct 13, 2021

UK Rosenberg Law students Sarah Byres and Bennett Tuleja have organized the daylong Breonna Taylor Symposium alongside Professor Blanche Bong Cook.

'Behind the Blue': Disability Resource Center’s David Beach Talks Accessibility and Launch of New Series

UKNow Oct 13, 2021

Starting this November, the UK Disability Resource Center is working with UKNow on a series titled “Many People, Creating One Accessible Community,” which focuses on raising awareness surrounding the DRC, accessibility and how each of us on campus plays a role in disability.

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You're Cordially Invited to UK Theatre's 'The Thanksgiving Play'

UKNow Oct 11, 2021

UK Theatre will open its season with Larissa FastHorse's "The Thanksgiving Play" running Oct. 14-17, at Briggs Theatre.

Visiting Writers Series Returns

College of Arts and Sciences Oct 8, 2021

The Visiting Writers Series, hosted by the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky, kicks off Wednesday, Oct. 1,3 with Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott.

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