WATCH: President Capilouto Shares Message About Black History Month at UK
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 7, 2022) — In the video message above, University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto shares a message with the campus community about Black History Month, noting a few of the many important alumni who broke barriers on our campus, as well as in our community and country.
“We are today’s University of Kentucky because of the remarkable Black alumni who pushed open our doors and paved a path for those who would follow," Capilouto said. "I am excited to see our community carry on this legacy and come together to celebrate Black History Month.”
To learn more about these alumni and others, visit the UK Alumni Association’s Pioneer Project.
Throughout the month of February, the University of Kentucky is celebrating Black History Month with a series of events and programs for the campus community and the public. UK is also honoring its Black alumni who helped push the university forward and established important legacies for the university, community and nation.
Learn more about how you can honor Black history at UK here.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.
In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.