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University of Kentucky Latest School To Shut Down Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Office

The president said he’d heard concerns from legislators about ‘whether we appear partisan or political on the issues of our day and, as a result, narrowly interpret things solely through the lens of identity.’

AP/James Crisp
University of Kentucky President Dr. Eli Capilouto speaks during his Investiture as the Twelfth President of the University in 2011. AP/James Crisp
MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

The University of Kentucky is closing down its Office of Institutional Diversity, making it the latest of several large public universities to change its tune on the contentious diversity, inclusion, and equity offices. 

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MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Mrs. Little is from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Hillsdale College. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Federalist, and The Daily Signal.

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