University of Louisville
2323 S. Brook St.
Louisville, KY 40208
Community Engagement
Addressing the needs and interests of our communities locally, statewide, nationally and internationally.
Principal Baruti Kafele
One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education speakers
in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools! He has delivered
over two thousand conference and program keynotes, professional development
workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 34 years of
public speaking. An expert in the area of “attitude transformation,” Principal
Kafele is the leading authority for providing effective classroom and school
leadership strategies toward closing what he coined, the "Attitude Gap.”
He is the recipient of over 150 educational, professional and community awards
which include the prestigious Milken National Educator Award, the National
Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award, induction into the East
Orange, New Jersey Hall of Fame, and the City of Dickinson, Texas proclaiming
February 8, 1998 as Baruti Kafele Day.
Cardinals make a difference through Alternative Service Breaks
UofL Brandeis School of Law launches immigration law clinic
UofL Green Heart Project: residents’ inflammation lower after trees added to neighborhoods
UofL program empowers local teachers to bring science to life
UofL dental faculty’s experience fuels passion to help those with special needs
UofL College of Education & Human Development to create state reading research center