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Annual MLK Day Celebration in Lexington set for Jan. 15, 2024

This year’s MLK Holiday Celebration will be Jan. 15, 2024 beginning with the annual Freedom March at 1 p.m. and concluding with the powerful commemorative program held at the Central Bank Center at 2 p.m. The march begins and ends at the Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington. 

‘UK at the Half’: UK celebrates first-gen students

Around 25% of all students who attend the University of Kentucky are first-generation students. This means that their parent(s) or guardians did not complete a four-year college or university degree. At the university, not only do we welcome these trailblazers with open arms, but we also provide them with the resources needed for them to thrive. In doing so, UK recently celebrated National First-Generation Week, hosted by the Office for Student Success. 

International Studies Program to host symposium on conflict-induced displacement

In honor of International Education Week, the University of Kentucky's International Studies Program and International Center are proud to host a symposium on conflict-induced displacements from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 17, in the Office of China Initiatives.

UK's Frank X Walker named Grand Prize Winner of 2023 Black Authors Matter Children’s Book Awards

"A Is for Affrilachia" by artist, writer, poet and University of Kentucky professor Frank X Walker is the grand prize winner of the 2023 Black Authors Matter Children’s Book Awards. Illustrated by acclaimed artist Ron Davis (upfromsumdirt), "A Is for Affrilachia" was chosen for best overall book and content and also selected as the best book in the educational category.

Students invited to attend Multicultural Student Thanksgiving Dinner

Can’t make it home for Thanksgiving? Never experienced a traditional American Thanksgiving? All University of Kentucky students and their families are invited to join the UK Alumni Association, the UK International Center, UK Dining and the UK Student Government Association for the 17th annual Multicultural Student Thanksgiving Dinner.

UK, Lyric Theatre join forces to celebrate hip-hop's 50th anniversary

The University of Kentucky Office for Institutional Diversity (OID), the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of Inclusion and Internationalization in the College of Education are partnering with Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center to present a remarkable event commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

UK OID, Lewis Honors College to host event in honor of 50th anniversary of hip-hop

The University of Kentucky Office for Institutional Diversity (OID) and the Lewis Honors College will host a guided lecture with music with guest lecturer Stevie “Dr. View” Johnson to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop.

Attend this year's Dia de Los Muertos celebration

The PrestigiOuZ Omicron Zeta Chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc.,  in collaboration with the Latino Student Union, the Martin Luther King Center, Brotherhood, Inclusivity, Integrity, Leadership and Service (BIILS) and CARES, will host the annual Dia de Los Muertos celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, on the social staircase in the Gatton Studnet Center.

UK awarded $3.4 million to lead equity initiative in drug abuse research

The University of Kentucky has been selected as the nationwide coordination center for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative. Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., will lead the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Racial Equity Initiative as principal investigator. The project is supported by a $3.4 million, five-year NIDA grant. 

UK named 2023 HEED Award recipient by INSIGHT Into Diversity

For the seventh consecutive year, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, has recognized the University of Kentucky as a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recipient. UK has also been recognized as a 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Diversity Champion by Insight into Diversity magazine. UK is one of only a handful of institutions in the nation to receive this honor seven consecutive years.

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