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UK Recognized With 3 National Diversity Awards

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UK is the recipient of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award and recognized as a 2018 Diversity Champion by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. The university also has been declared among the top 30 LGBTQ-friendly colleges in the nation.

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