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UK to Lead NIH Initiative to Train Researchers on Working with Marginalized Populations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Kentucky (UK) will be the nationwide coordination center for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to train researchers on how to work with racial and ethnic minority populations. Dr. Danelle Stevens-Watkins The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Racial Equity Initiative – funded by a $3.4

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Dr. Charles “Chipper” Griffith III Appointed Dean of UK's College of Medicine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Charles “Chipper” Griffith III will become dean of the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine, effective Jul. He previously has served in a number of roles at UK, including vice dean for education, senior associate dean for medical education, associate dean for student affairs, physician, and professor.

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The future of student wellbeing: Insights from the UK Office for Students healthcare report

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In November, the UK Office for Students (OfS), in partnership with Nous Group, released it's report on a 10-month project to understand how higher education providers (HEPs) can better engage and work with the NHS and healthcare professionals.

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UK International Student Scholarships

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The UK is one of the most popular international study destinations around the world and is widely known for the availability of scholarships on offer. International students in the UK can access numerous scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate courses in many fields of study.

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University Leader Criticizes Anti-DEI Legislation in Kentucky

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Herald Leader reported that Capilouto rebuked the GOP legislators’ efforts to curtail DEI practices at public universities in an email sent to UK students and staff Feb. 14, calling such bills “deeply concerning” and rejecting the accusation that institutions like UK push “narrow and rigid orthodoxies of thought.”

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NIH Grants $2 Million to Support Underrepresented Minority Faculty at PWIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty from the University of Kentucky (UK), Vanderbilt University, and University of North Carolina Greensboro have received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions (PWIs).

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White University of Kentucky Senior Caught Harassing and Assaulting Black Students to Withdraw from School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sophia Rosing, 22, the white University of Kentucky (UK) senior caught on video assaulting Black students will voluntarily withdraw from the school, her lawyer said Nov. Sophia Rosing and Kylah Spring Rosing was captured on video visibly intoxicated and assaulting UK first-year Kylah Spring and repeatedly calling her a racial slur on Nov.