LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto on Tuesday highlighted the school's efforts to boost diversity and inclusion efforts in the wake of a racist assault at a student dorm on Nov. 6.

The university has committed $10 million to bolster diversity, equity and inclusion learning modules for all students in UK 101 courses, Capilouto said in a message to the campus community. That's one effort well-underway at the school, but Capilouto also shared new DEI developments in his message, including dedicated DEI spaces, committing to inclusive mental health support and hiring DEI officers.

"We want to be a place where everyone feels like they are safe and belong. That requires us to confront challenges and barriers to being that community," Capilouto said.

You can watch Capilouto's full message in the player above.

The UK Board of Trustees has approved millions of dollars to "revitalize" Memorial Hall, that Capilouto said will transform the space to allow students "to celebrate diversity and inclusion on our campus."

Memorial Hall is something of an iconic building on UK's campus, but it was once home to a mural about the treatment of enslaved and marginalized people in Kentucky. The mural has since been relocated. UK leadership has visited other campuses to gather ideas for dedicated diversity spaces, Capilouto said.

Additionally, Capilouto said UK has increased its committment to "inclusive mental health support," including investments in holistic support, virtual counseling options and a new mental health triage center.

The university is also working to hire more on-campus clinicians who look like and have similar experiences to the student population, according to Capilouto's message. They've set a goal of having more on-campus clinicians of color by Spring 2023.

UK is also "renewing" its focus on DEI officers in all colleges on campus. Each separate discipline has a DEI officer that all meet periodically, but Capilouto said they're working to give the officers "greater clout" and making them easier to find on campus.

The calls for change at UK stem from an incident caught on video early in the morning on Sunday, Nov. 6. Sophia Rosing, a white UK senior, was arrested for physically and verbally assaulting a Black student desk clerk named Kylah Spring. Rosing was heard using racial slurs over 40 times.

Rosing has since been expelled and banned from campus. She pleaded not guilty to charges of first and second offenses of public intoxication, third-degree assault of a police officer, fourth-degree assault and second-degree disorderly conduct.