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Dana Canedy’s New York Times best-selling memoir, “A Journal for Jordan,” has been adapted into a feature film, directed by Denzel Washington and starring Michael B. Jordan. A 1988 journalism graduate of UK, Canedy says UK provided the foundation she needed to succeed in her career as a journalist and author.
Marilyn Clark is UK s first supplier diversity manager.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2021) The University of Kentucky has tapped a highly regarded expert in the local community to be its first supplier diversity manager as part of a long-term effort to bolster and strengthen ties to minority-owned businesses and vendors.
As part of the University of Kentucky’s plan to progress the institution toward diversity, equity and inclusion, the university has created 17 projects in phase one of its campus wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) plan.
Included in this plan is Project 14, which seeks to expand UK’s supplier diversity procurement efforts. Led by Barry Swanson, UK’s chief procurement officer, a national search for a supplier diversity manager was conducted to ensure a dedicated focus for the effort.
Wesley Lowery (left) and Angelo B. Henderson
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2021) Award-winning journalist and CBS News correspondent Wesley Lowery will give a talk, “Covering Social Justice in the Era of Social Media,” as the inaugural speaker for the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information s (CI) Angelo B. Henderson Lecture Series Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 5-6:30 p.m. EST.
“We are excited and honored to launch the Angelo B. Henderson Lecture Series with such an important and timely topic and speaker. Wesley Lowery’s work exemplifies the vital role of good journalism in a democracy,” said Erika Engstrom, director of the UK School of Journalism and Media in CI.