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Kentucky State University director gets favorable early review for "The Harlan Renaissance"
The Kentucky State University interim director for the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED) recently received a favorable early review for his upcoming book. Dr. William H. Turner, former interim president and current interim director of CREED at Kentucky State, received the first published review of his book, “The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns,” from the Da...

Kentucky State University professor received distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
A recently retired Kentucky State University professor recently received the distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Dr. Joanne Bankston, who recently retired from Kentucky State after 44 years of service, was one of three recipients of the award. The award is the association’s highest honor, awarded to three professionals at the annual meeting each year. The award recognizes outs...

Three interns joined Kentucky State University Office of General Counsel for summer 2021
The Kentucky State University Office of General Counsel welcomed three interns from the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law for the summer. Ashlei V. McPherson, Corey LaRue and Ryan A. Stuart will be assisting at Kentucky State throughout the summer. McPherson completed a master’s in educational policy and leadership studies at the University of Iowa and a bachelor’s degree in political science at San Jose S...

Kentucky State University mourns the loss of basketball legend Yusuf A. Hasan
With a heavy heart, Kentucky State University Athletics and the entire University community mourns the passing of basketball great Yusuf A. Hasan (Harvey W. Carmichael), who played basketball at Kentucky State University from 1971-1975. As a freshman starter, Hasan became a Kentucky State University NAIA National Championship basketball team member. He attained the status of All-American in the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons. He was a...