Behind the Blue

Some stories require a little more – a little more discussion, more context, more depth and breadth.

That’s the idea behind “Behind the Blue” – a weekly podcast created by UK Strategic Communications. It is designed to explore through probing interviews the in-depth the stories that make UK the university for Kentucky and that have impact across the institution, the Commonwealth and, in some cases, the world.

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March 9, 2023 - Dr. Jennifer Siebenthaler & Dr. Susan Zhu w/Elly Piatt (Women in Business)

Mar 9, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 9, 2023) – According to the National Women’s Business Council annual report, 42% of all U.S. businesses are owned by women, and in 2019 those businesses employed over 9.4 million workers.

However, based on the annual Women in the Workplace study by LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company,...

March 2, 2023 - Rachel Shane (Arts Administration)

Mar 2, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 2, 2023) – Dynamic and innovative, the University of Kentucky Department of Arts Administration leads national and international initiatives in teaching, research, professional and community service to educate and inspire responsible arts leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs.

Founded in 1987,...

February 23, 2023 - Grace Bush & Lauren Grant (DanceBlue 2023)

Feb 23, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 23, 2023) – DanceBlue is a University of Kentucky student-run organization that fundraises year-round and culminates in a 24-hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon. The money raised through DanceBlue is donated to the Golden Matrix Fund, established to support the kids of the DanceBlue...

February 15, 2023 - Chloe Kellom and Kerrell Hurt, Jr. (National Pan-Hellenic Council)

Feb 15, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 15, 2023) – The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded May 10, 1930 on Howard University’s campus in Washington, DC. Each organization within the council operates under NPHC’s mission of fostering the cooperative action of its members in addressing matters of mutual concern.

February 9, 2023 - Dr. Katrice Albert (UK's DEI Implementation Plan)

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Feb 9, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 9, 2023) – In the summer of 2020, the university launched the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (or DEI) Implementation Plan. With 17 distinct initiatives aligned with the university’s strategic guiding principles, the DEI implementation plan engages hundreds of UK community members in this...