Opinion – Eli Capilouto: Kentuckians’ health will determine the future of the Commonwealth
It’s one of the greatest challenges to a vibrant future for Kentucky: our health. Health certainly means the treatment of…
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Eli Capilouto: The University of Kentucky must accelerate progress to advance Commonwealth
In a recent meeting with several employers from across the country who hire our graduates, I heard many of the…
University of Kentucky’s University Senate votes ‘no confidence’ in UK President Eli Capilouto
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The University of Kentucky’s University Senate has approved a resolution of no confidence against President…
Eli Capilouto: A year-end message and thank you for making possible the personal stories of real impact
The momentum from this past year is palpable across the University of Kentucky campus. We are educating and graduating more…
Eli Capilouto: In response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring race-based admissions to universities
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling in two cases regarding the use of race in admissions of undergraduate,…
Eli Capilouto: In wake of December tornados, we must rethink how we rebuild, advance Kentucky
I recently toured parts of Western Kentucky that were impacted by the December tornadoes. In Caldwell County, I talked with…
Raise puts UK President Capilouto’s compensation among highest of country’s public university heads
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has voted to award school president Eli Capilouto…
Eli Capilouto: We must deal with a complex set of questions that often are in tension with each other
President Eli Capilouto sent an email to the University of Kentucky community reiterating UK’s support of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts….
KDA establishes annual scholars fund with UK distillation, wine and brewing studies program
By Aimee Nielson University of Kentucky The Kentucky Distillers’ Association is establishing a scholars program to fund scholarships aimed at…
UK administrators to engage in anti-racist training as part of effort to begin to ‘change the culture’
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto on Thursday announced that approximately 50 senior administrators will undergo anti-racist training as a…
UK Facilities Management implements plan to ensure campus is ready for upcoming fall semester
By Meg Mills University of Kentucky Along with 18 other workstreams, a facilities workstream with representatives from across the University…
Eli Capilouto: A letter to the UK community — ‘We aspire to reimagine and reinvent who we are’
Dear Campus Community, The fall 2020 semester represents a new beginning for our community. We don’t seek a new “normal.”…
UK Board of Trustees approves three-year contract extension for President Eli Capilouto
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has approved a three-year extension of President Eli Capilouto’s contract, which continues his…
University of Kentucky board plans to extend president’s contract; Capilouto requests pay cut
University of Kentucky Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Vance apprised UK employees and students this week of plans to extend…
Commentary: Kentucky’s research universities — UK and UofL — answering the call now and for the future
By Neeli Bendapudi and Eli Capilouto When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Commonwealth this spring, Kentucky’s research universities – the…
Groundbreaking grant will transform KY’s Healthcare startup ecosystem, statewide organization formed
A $4 million grant received by the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Commonwealth Commercialization Center (C3) and the Kentucky…
UK’s proposed budget decreases tuition for some, gives faculty and staff seventh straight pay increase
More than 6,500 University of Kentucky undergraduate students will see a slight decrease in their tuition in academic year 2019-2020…
UK President Eli Capilouto elected president of the Southeastern Conference, to serve one-year term
By Guy Ramsey University of Kentucky University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has been elected president of the Southeastern Conference….
UK gets historic 4-year $87m grant to lead HEALing Communities opioid project; includes NKY counties
By Kristi Willett University of Kentucky In the largest grant ever awarded to the University of Kentucky, researchers from UK’s Center…
UK brings its ‘Kentucky Can’ campaign to region, celebrating $2.1B fundraising campaign in Cincy
By Jay Blanton University of Kentucky The Roebling Bridge between Northern Kentucky and downtown Cincinnati was under construction in 1865…
‘Kentucky Can’: University of Kentucky launches largest campaign in history of state, $2.1 BILLION
The largest fundraising campaign in the history of the Commonwealth will create thousands of scholarships to expand access to education…
Eli Capilouto: Memorial Hall art, ‘Witness’, is a powerful context for more dialogue and conversation
The work of art that now frames the vestibule of Memorial Hall is appropriately titled Witness. The word witness, I…
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