Tag: Dr. Sonja Feist-Price

News Roundup

University of Kentucky Hosts Men of Color Symposium

The University of Kentucky’s Martin Luther King Center is hosting its first Men of Color Symposium, in collaboration with the university’s Office for Institutional Diversity and the Office of Student and Academic Life. The free, daylong symposium will be held on Thursday, Feb. 6 and will be open to students and professionals on and off […]

January 25, 2020

Opinion

The Importance of a Diverse, Inclusive Community

Seventy years ago, Lyman T. Johnson became the first African-American student enrolled at the University of Kentucky. He bravely opened doors that were closed to too many, for too long.

December 19, 2019

News Roundup

39 Emerging Higher Ed Leaders Named to the 2019-20 ACE Fellows Program

Thirty-nine emerging college and university leaders around the nation have been selected to the 2019-20 class of the American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program, the organization recently announced. The ACE Fellows Program, the oldest leadership development program in the country, has advanced higher education institutions in the U.S. by locating and training more than […]

March 27, 2019

Opinion

70 Years of Integration, a Journey Still Unfolding at the University of Kentucky

One man. One courageous step. Seventy years of a journey that is still unfolding and evolving. That is the story the University of Kentucky community is celebrating with particular reverence this month and throughout the next year.

February 26, 2019

News Roundup

Jason Brooks Appointed Director of UK’s MLK Center

Dr. Jason Brooks, assistant dean of students for diversity, equity and inclusion at Emporia State University, has been appointed as director of the University of Kentucky Martin Luther King Center, effective Sept. 24. “I am very excited to have Jason join our campus community as the new director of the MLK Center,” said Dr. Sonja […]

September 5, 2018