Inclusive Excellence and Diversity Education

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky has launched the three-digit mental health crisis hotline, 988, which connects Kentuckians facing a risk of suicide, mental health distress or an addiction crisis to counselors who can help. Read more: go.usa.gov/xSWwh

University of Kentucky’s Ag School First in the Region to Offer Scholarships for LGBTQ Students tinyurl.com/yyxxpj33

Ageism is the word used to describe the stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination against ourselves or other people, based on age. Join the movement, create #AWorld4AllAges, bit.ly/combatageism Graphic and text created by the World Health Organization.

Democracy by Langston Hughes mellon.org/twenty-ten-25/… #iedeFriday

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Have you met J’Lissabeth Faughn? Get to know the new New Director of LGBTQ* Resources. Her conversation for UK's Behind the Blue is here: tinyurl.com/3btfx4j4 @ukylgbtq

Wildcats, be sure and register before the deadline of Monday, June 20 at 11:59 p.m.

Full the article from the Daily Yonder at tinyurl.com/2p9nbsa6

"From using them as means of oppression to idealizing their heritage in racists ideologies, stigmatizing Appalachian accents served many purposes in the past hundred years. Researchers explain how all of that has been misguided and ill-informed."

Join the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) on June 9 for the 2022 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit tinyurl.com/54bfcuv4

Maxine Hong Kingston is second generation Chinese American poet, memoirist, and fiction writer born in Stockton, California, and educated at the University of California, Berkeley. #IEDEFriday Adapted from The Poetry Foundation.

Join a wildly powerful community. Don't miss our career fair this Saturday, May 14 at Kroger Field. Enter thru Gate 9. Learn more at ukjobs.uky.edu.

instagram.com/p/CdGORpIOG2s/… AAPI Heritage Month is an annual celebration every May, recognizing the contributions of individuals of Asian and Pacific Islander descent to the United States. This post highlights recommendations of resources to check out in celebration of AAPI Heritage!

Happy Earth Day! Earth Day 2022’s theme is “Invest In Our Planet.” For more information, visit: earthday.org/earth-day-2022/

Join a University of Kentucky Alumni Book Club! The book clubs will connect through private forums where all participants can discuss the current books and network with each other. Find more info here: pbc.guru/uky/

Today we are spotlighting a local business here in Lexington, KY: Julietta Market!

Congratulations to former Markey STRONG scholar, Elaf Ghoneim! We are so proud of you!! ⭐️👏⭐️ @UKMarkey @ResearchKY @ACS_Research uknow.uky.edu/research/2-out…

Steve Krug is best known for his book ‘Don't Make Me Think’ about human-computer interaction and web usability, which is in its third edition with over 600,000 copies in print. Today’s #IEDEFriday quote is from Krug.

Criminal justice reform addresses structural issues in criminal justice systems, such as racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration. Here are some resources to learn more and get involved: