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The mission of the Center for Equality and Social Justice is to promote equality and social justice through collaborative scholarship and education and to help advocate for social justice within our communities, public policies, and laws.

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Position Papers


Immigrants Benefit the Community and Economy

By Jenny Minier, Ph.D

Need for Non-Discrimination Laws Protecting LGBT People in Kentucky

By Ellen Riggle, Ph.D.

OP-ED: We know better: Shed image of racist, bigoted community

By Christia Spears Brown

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6.03.20
The College of Arts & Sciences Commitment to Equity and Anti-Racism
9.06.19
CESJ Kicks Off Yearlong Series Focused on Racial Equality in Food Systems
4.19.19
Office for Institutional Diversity Presents 5 Inclusive Excellence Awards
2.05.19
Faculty Mini-Grants
2.05.19
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Fellowships
1.28.19
UK CESJ Continues the Conversation on Race With Book Giveaway
8.27.18
The CESJ is hosting a workshop to train researchers to use their expertise to inform policy. October 24th, RSVP now!
4.10.18
CESJ - LUNCH WITH LEADERS - Students, apply now!
2.16.18
A&S Center for Equality and Social Justice Hosts Conversation With Lexington Mayor Jim Gray
2.14.18
Tweet Your Questions for Mayor Jim Gray!
1.30.18
Social Justice Book Club by the CESJ
1.29.18
Symposium Focuses on How Discrimination, Disparities Impact Children, Teens
1.23.18
CESJ Symposium: February 9 from 1-4: How Discrimination And Disparities Impact Children And Teens: Research On Ethnicity, Social Class, And Sexual Orientation
12.07.17
A&S Alumna Ashley Judd Among 'The Silence Breakers' Named Time's Person of the Year
12.05.17
CESJ Affiliate Randolph Hollingsworth leading effort to develop the Kentucky Woman Suffrage Project
12.01.17
Ashley Judd to Deliver Rosenstein Lecture at UK Today
11.16.17
We need Dreamers: Op-Ed by Jenny Minier Published in the Lexington Herald Leader
10.25.17
Center for Equality and Social Justice Releases Policy Briefs
9.14.17
OP-ED: We know better: Shed image of racist, bigoted community
9.07.17
The CESJ is offering three one-day workshops for interested faculty, staff, and graduate students. Oct 11-13, Apply now!
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CESJ - Bingham Davis House Luncheon 11/12/19
CESJ - Bingham Davis House Luncheon
CESJ - Kentucky Farmers of Color: A Roundtable Discussion
CESJ - Indigenous Food Talk
African American Owned Farm Tour - Center for Equality & Social...
CESJ Year of Migration Panel
Talking About Race – A Book Talk and Discussion with Ijeoma Oluo
Social Justice Book Club: Ijeoma Oluo
CESJ Community Engagement Workshop
CESJ Workshop
CESJ Lunch With Leaders
Social Justice Book Club Meeting - The Hate U Give
CESJ - A Conversation with Mayor Jim Gray
Diversity Photo Contest Awards Ceremony
CESJ Race and Policing Symposium - Keith Payne
CESJ Race and Policing Symposium - Justin Nix
CESJ Race and Policing Symposium - Lawrence Weathers
CESJ Race and Policing Symposium - Kenneth Tyler
CESJ Race and Policing Symposium - Anita Jones Thomas
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