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‘A sacred responsibility.’ University president Eli Capilouto says UK alumni among Louisville shooting victims

‘A sacred responsibility.’ University president Eli Capilouto says UK alumni among Louisville shooting victims

Courtney Suber, Reporter April 11, 2023

UK president Eli Capilouto released a statement Tuesday addressing the deadly shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday.  According to the statement, sent via campus-wide email, two of the five victims...

Illustration by Allie Hall.

Netflix enforces password-sharing rules: A struggle for college students

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 21, 2023

Bills, bills, bills — while an iconic Destiny’s Child song, bills are the last thing college students want to think about. The world is up in arms about Netflix cracking down on the number of households...

Capilouto announces importance of Black History Month and alumni

Capilouto announces importance of Black History Month and alumni

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter February 9, 2023

UK President Eli Capilouto discussed the importance of Black History Month and the significant role of UK’s Black alumni in an email sent to the campus community earlier this morning.  In the email,...

Awardees pose for a photo with their awards at the Martin Luther King Center Legacy Luncheon & Awards ceremony in the Harris Ballroom at the Gatton Student Center on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

UK MLK Center tells a ‘love story’ at Legacy Luncheon & Awards

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 8, 2023

UK’s Martin Luther King Center gathered for its second annual Legacy Luncheon & Awards ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 2.  According to UKNOW, the event was a part of “MLK Center Legacy Week,”...

A student studies in the William T. Young Library on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

New student loan forgiveness policy sparks varying responses from UK students and alumni

Emily Girard, Features Editor September 5, 2022

President Joe Biden announced Aug. 24 that the federal government would forgive $20,000 in student loans for borrowers who received Pell Grants and make less than $125,000 per year. Borrowers who did not...

Former Executive Director of the UK Alumni Association Tim Walsh. Photo via UKNOW.

Director of UK Alumni Association steps down

Jacob Eads September 10, 2019

Tim Walsh has resigned his post as Executive Director of the UK Alumni Association and is no longer employed at the university, according to UK spokesperson Jay Blanton. Walsh’s departure from the university...

Luke Reedy, a 2013 UK graduate, manages post-production for ABCs new show, Deception.

From Wildcat to Warner Bros: alumnus works on new TV show

April 2, 2018

A UK alumnus has taken his media production talents from Lexington to Los Angeles. Luke Reedy, a 2013 media arts and studies graduate, made a name for himself that can be seen on any TV screen.Currently,...

New program allows students, alumni to connect

Cathryn Perini January 30, 2018

Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat.A new program created by the UK Alumni Association and the president’s office is meant to connect current Wildcats with UK alumni.This program will create a group of...

’96 law school graduate revisits campus, sees change in progress

Bailey Vandiver September 28, 2017

“Let’s go in the law school,” my mom said to me after my official campus tour was over.We had just seen all the major locations on campus: Willy T, the brand new dining hall The 90, Whitehall and...

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Legacy admissions not the problem with school diversity, but not the solution either

Madison Rexroat August 21, 2017

Whether it’s race, class, income, in-state vs. out-of-state, athlete or not, honors student or not, the college admissions and scholarship process has a complex dynamic that one way or another, leaves...

Dee Walker is UK’s first African-American drum major. He will graduate in May with a degree in choral music education. 

Beat of his own drum

February 14, 2016

For the month of February the Kernel will be telling the story of 29 notable African American Alumni. These features are in conjunction with the UK Alumni Association project "They Came Before: The Legacy...

UK Alumni Association Project Message

February 3, 2016

For the month of February the Kernel will be telling the story of 29 notable African American Alumni. These features are in conjunction with the UK Alumni Association project "They Came Before: The Legacy...

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