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Kentucky State University to host Academic Leadership Academy
For the first time, Kentucky State University will host the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium Academic Leadership Academy Friday, April 13. Kentucky State is one of 12 institutions that formed the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium (BHEC) in 2012. The Academic Leadership Academy (ALA) is an initiative of the 12 presidents that make up the executive committee of BHEC to create leaders among the 12 institutions that make up th...
Kentucky State University supports the MLK Memorial March to Move
Kentucky State University faculty, staff and students marched along with hundreds of other community members as part of the March to Move event that commemorated the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Participants gathered on Third Street and Capital Avenue before marching up Capital Avenue and ending at the State Capitol steps. As the marchers forged ahead, melodic melodies from the Sons of Thunder Sh...
Kentucky State University community encouraged to pack the student pantry
For the first time in recent history, Kentucky State University is providing a student food pantry for students in need. A food drive will kick-off the new service provided by the University. Pack the Student Pantry, sponsored by the Circle K International Club, takes place April 8 – 15. Items requested include socks, individually wrapped snacks, soups, ramen noodles, hygiene products, laundry detergent and $10 gift cards. “We are...
Legendary professor and activist honored as first Atwood master teacher
A legendary professor and activist was recently honored with Kentucky State University’s first Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal Master Teacher award as part of the inaugural event in the Institute’s Master Teacher Lecture Series. Dr. Jayme Coleman Williams, 99, is a former professor at Edward Waters College, Shorter College, Morris Brown College, Wilberforce University and Tennessee State University....