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Spotlight: Dean Rudy Buchheit, Member of DEI Leadership Team, Project Lead

Blog Oct 28, 2020

"The path to change is long, challenging and uncomfortable. It is filled with opportunity for missteps. But none of that can be reason for silence and inaction."

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Dr. Camille Burnett featured guest on "End Well Live"

College of Nursing Oct 27, 2020

Dr. Camille Burnett was recently a featured guest on 'End Well Live', talking with End Well founder Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider about building equity and structural justice in communities of color, as it relates to the end of life.

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New Leadership Role to Help Make UK a Truly Equitable Place to Learn, Grow and Heal

President Eli Capilouto Oct 23, 2020

George Wright, who currently serves as the interim vice president for diversity, now additionally serves in a permanent role as senior adviser to President Capilouto.

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Rural & Underserved Health Research Center receives $2.8 million in renewed funding, finds new home in College of Nursing

College of Nursing Oct 22, 2020

The Center is the only new rural health center in the nation to receive renewal funding in the past 20 years.

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Navigating Difficult Conversations Around Racial Inequality

UKNow Oct 22, 2020

Dr. Nicole Martin and Dr. Rae Loftis discuss navigating difficult conversations surrounding race and equity, why these conversations are important and the role the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Diversity Education plays at the university.

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UK J. David Rosenberg College of Law to Host Daylong Breonna Taylor Symposium

UKNow Oct 21, 2020

The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law is hosting a daylong symposium, “Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor,” beginning 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, over Zoom.

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UK Chemistry, OID Bring 'Picture a Scientist' Film to UK Community

UKNow Oct 21, 2020

The UK Department of Chemistry and the Office for Institutional Diversity have arranged to make the film, "Picture a Scientist," available for anyone in the UK community to view from October 25 until October 28, 2020.

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Spotlight: Michaela Taylor, Member of DEI Leadership Team

Blog Oct 21, 2020

Michaela Taylor graduated from the University of Kentucky and is now attending the UK Rosenberg College of Law. She serves as a graduate student representative on the DEI leadership team.

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UK College of Public Health Hosts RaceWorks

UKNow Oct 21, 2020

The University of Kentucky College of Public Health and the UK Office for Institutional Diversity are committed to creating an environment of inclusivity on campus.

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Ellie Lee Weems Exhibit Displays Mid-Century Black Life

UKNow Oct 20, 2020

UK HealthCare’s Arts in HealthCare unveiled a new exhibit in the Auxiliary Gallery in Chandler Hospital featuring intimate portraits by Ellie Lee Weems, a prominent Black photographer who operated a commercial studio in Florida for more than half a century.

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