Interview with Eli Capilouto, February 14, 2019
Project: I Am Diversity: The Unconscious Bias Initiative Oral History Project
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Dr. Eli Capilouto, President of the University of Kentucky, discusses his definition of diversity, the challenges minority students face at universities, the strategies UK has implemented to address these challenges, and UK's commitment to diversity and excellence.Interview Accession
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Underrepresented groups Challenges Minority students Minorities Diversity Slavery RacismInterview LC Subject
College campuses. College environment College integration College presidents College students--Social conditions Education, Higher--Kentucky Lexington (Ky.)--Social conditions Universities and colleges--Administration. Universities and colleges--Admission University of Kentucky Women in higher education. Women--Education (Higher) African American college students. African Americans--Education. African Americans--Social conditions. African Americans--Segregation African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. Civil rights movements--United States Civil rights--Law and legislation Race discrimination. Race relations--Kentucky Universities and colleges--Faculty.Interview Rights
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Capilouto, Eli Interview by Amy Timoney. 14 Feb. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Capilouto, E. (2019, February 14). Interview by A. Timoney. I Am Diversity: The Unconscious Bias Initiative Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Capilouto, Eli, interview by Amy Timoney. February 14, 2019, I Am Diversity: The Unconscious Bias Initiative Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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