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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Reflecting on the uncertainties of college and career after MediaFest22

Reflecting on the uncertainties of college and career after MediaFest22

Emily Girard, Features Editor November 18, 2022

Like many other things, this column used to be much different. Its original title was “Is my existence inherently biased?” and it was 700 words of me ranting and panicking about my issues with unconscious...

Kentucky Wildcats outside hitter Alli Stumler (17) runs onto the court during introductions before the UK vs. Ole Miss volleyball game on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 3-0. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

UNDAUNTED

Natalie Parks April 15, 2021

When athletes started arriving in the bubble for the NCAA basketball tournament, no one was really surprised to find glaring discrepancies between the accommodations for the women’s teams and the men’s.In...

Tenured faculty member files bias report against UK Board of Trustees

Tenured faculty member files bias report against UK Board of Trustees

Barkley Truax October 2, 2020

A Bias Incident Report has been filed against the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees for failing to respond to requests for bias training, according to a copy of the report obtained by the Kentucky...

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National young conservative group complains UK staff showed bias against it

Rick Childress August 15, 2019

Young America's Foundation, a national young conservative group, alleged that UK employees showed bias against the group while it established a student organization on UK's campus.The group posted an article...

Kernel Opinion SIG

Our language propagates unconscious racial bias

Kellsie Kennedy November 8, 2018

Instances of police brutality are less publicized recently, but they continue to happen regularly. A large amount of the blame is placed on language and how it is used to describe victims of police brutality....

On-campus bias response teams can undermine free speech

Madison Rexroat June 8, 2017

Campus protests have become even more popular in the past year as students express their political views and denounce hate speech. But at what point does protesting hate speech become infringing upon the...

Male STEM students undervalue female peers

Madison Rexroat March 1, 2017

According to a 2016 study at the University of Washington, when asked to nominate classmates who they perceived to be “strong in their understanding of classroom material,” male biology students nominated...

Biased student evaluations could affect instructor fate

Madison Rexroat January 23, 2017

Student evaluations – you know, the email survey you ignore every semester unless you’re promised extra credit – are used by colleges to determine instructor effectiveness and contribute to their...

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