Post by Logan on Feb 17, 2016 2:36:15 GMT -6
Last November, after a lengthy meeting with a group of black students, University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto ordered that a controversial mural in Memorial Hall depicting black worker or slaves to be covered up. He also convened a task force to decide how to display the mural in the future.
But now the students want to know how he is dealing with the many other and more substantive topics they discussed, issues that range from the enrollment and graduation gap for minority students to college access and affordability.
To that end, the UK Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, along with the Lexington NAACP, has issued a “call to action,” an open letter to UK administrators that they hope hundreds of people will sign. In addition, they’ve invited UK administrators to speak at a “UK Call to Action Town Hall” on Feb. 29 at the Singletary Center from 7-9 p.m.
“Addressing the university community at this event will foster a sense of trust, transparency, and help alleviate frustration among African/African American students,” the letter says. “Let us continue to work together, openly and transparently, in order to create an environment that truly promotes equality, equity, inclusion, and diversity at the University of Kentucky.”
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article60687351.html
But now the students want to know how he is dealing with the many other and more substantive topics they discussed, issues that range from the enrollment and graduation gap for minority students to college access and affordability.
To that end, the UK Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, along with the Lexington NAACP, has issued a “call to action,” an open letter to UK administrators that they hope hundreds of people will sign. In addition, they’ve invited UK administrators to speak at a “UK Call to Action Town Hall” on Feb. 29 at the Singletary Center from 7-9 p.m.
“Addressing the university community at this event will foster a sense of trust, transparency, and help alleviate frustration among African/African American students,” the letter says. “Let us continue to work together, openly and transparently, in order to create an environment that truly promotes equality, equity, inclusion, and diversity at the University of Kentucky.”
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article60687351.html