There are probably lots of professors in America who would love to join the campus protests. One faculty group at U. Kentucky is jumping right in.

The Lexington Herald Leader reports.

Faculty group urges action on race issues at University of Kentucky

A University of Kentucky faculty group has penned an open letter to UK President Eli Capilouto urging him to look beyond a controversial mural to larger issues of race and inclusion.

About 100 people, including faculty, staff and graduate students, said they don’t necessarily agree on whether Capilouto should have covered up a mural that depicts black workers or slaves, which he did at the urging of a group of students.

But “we are in agreement that covering up a decades-old mural is not enough to improve problems of inclusion,” the letter says. “We agree that the university could and should do more to improve the conditions on campus for all people of color.”

The letter urges Capilouto to improve UK’s climate for black, Latino, Asian and LGBTQ students, and for all faculty and staff who are marginalized and isolated.