jay blanton

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@KentuckySp0rts @DogeUky68114 That number doesn’t include U of L’s medical center. It is roughly double, I think, if you include that. Our number includes campus, medical center and the hospitals we operate. We also have about 12k more students than U of L and, I believe, roughly double WKU.

@DogeUky68114 @jayblantonuk Could someone tell me why they have so many employees when UofL has 7k and WKU has 4K

@jayblantonuk will those be real employees or ghost employees like Mark Newman at $1M/yr?

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@lbblackford I am certainly know to be a helper and a giver.

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What's really going on at UK? Good question. Here are some answers: uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/op…

@zaratsupolish @lbblackford @universityofky Read the stories. I did answer the questions.

@jayblantonuk @lbblackford @universityofky You’re digging yourself a hole Jay. UK has zero goodwill with all the shenanigans going on behind closed doors. Simmer down, remember you work for a public university that has to answer questions when asked. Not chirp back at reporters.

Seriously, what is really going on @universityofky? kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/06/hun…

@TJWalkerRadio That’s not true and if you read the story you will see that.

Nearly 1,000 workers are facing layoffs. Just another day at UK, it seems. What in the world is happening at the University of Kentucky?

@BigBlueCrooner @gmac929 @lbblackford @universityofky In all ears. Extra points if you sing it Crooner

@jayblantonuk @gmac929 @lbblackford @universityofky In this instance, or what the university of Kentucky is guilty of as a whole?

@BigBlueCrooner @gmac929 @lbblackford @universityofky guilty of what? what's wrong with debating issues and questioning a post ...

@gmac929 @jayblantonuk @lbblackford @universityofky Because the majority of people/institutions that engage in behavior like this are guilty.

@UKLisaO @lbblackford @universityofky yeah, we need to stop record enrollment, graduation rates and research and health care that saves lives. It's awful.

@jayblantonuk @lbblackford @universityofky Read the room Jay. UK everything is a shit show right now. Changes need to be made.

@BigBlueCrooner @lbblackford @universityofky would love to see you poll on all that?

@jayblantonuk @lbblackford @universityofky UK PR guy being in the comments section arguing with the media when PR and public confidence in the university of Kentucky and its leadership is at an all time low is peak tone deafness for this institution.

@LceWildReaders what do you want to know?

Because UK is the epitome of transparency these days.

@KingTRex @lbblackford @universityofky I'm sorry you are sad.

@jayblantonuk @lbblackford @universityofky UK's PR rep is fighting in the twitter comments? This is just sad.

@SlayTheClutter @lbblackford @universityofky what has been swept under the rug?

@jayblantonuk @lbblackford @universityofky The whole administration at UK is rotten to its core and needs to be cleaned house with new president, AD, and admin. Jay loves to sweep things under the rug, and that’s why UK is where it is currently - tone deaf and failing.

@lbblackford @universityofky it was a question that could have been asked answered without a post suggesting something was wrong. pretty straightforward. and in terms of our responsiveness, would put our responsiveness to you all up against anyone.

@jayblantonuk @universityofky I asked a question in my post and linked to McKenna's story. What is misleading about that?

@lbblackford @universityofky also seems like you could have provided the courtesy of asking, but that would have prevented your misleading post

@jayblantonuk @universityofky Of course McKenna asked, according to her email to you at 1:07 p.m, but as this was already posted by several other organizations you are not publicly chastising, we went ahead and posted at 1:58 p.m. Which seems like plenty of time for a prepared statement.