<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2022/08/retired-professor-catalyst-of-ksu-peer-led-team-learning-program.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>08/18/2022</pubDate><title>Retired professor catalyst of KSU’s Peer-Led Team Learning program</title><author/><summary/><image><img src="https://www.kysu.edu/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images/Dr.%20Kavi%20225.jpg" alt="Retired professor catalyst of KSU’s Peer-Led Team Learning program"/></image><caption/><description>Dr. Kazi Javed, former associate professor of chemistry at Kentucky State University, laid the foundation for a program designed to help underrepresented minorities excel in STEM disciplines. The goals of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) program at Kentucky State are to 1) ensure students graduate with a bachelor’s degree in STEM and 2) get as many students as possible enrolled in graduate school. Dr. Javed retired from Kentucky S...</description></item>