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KSU awarded $147,469 grant to partner with Kentucky high schools on agriculture and STEM education
FRANKFORT — Kentucky State University (KSU) will establish a strong agriculture-STEM education and outreach model to collaborate and build a pipeline with K-12 school students across the state thanks to a capacity building grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). The grant, totaling $147,469 over three years, allows KSU to address low STEM proficiency—which covers th...

Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D. completes National Security Seminar certification
FRANKFORT — Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D., recently participated in the U.S. Army War College 63rd-annual National Security Seminar (NSS) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Dr. Brown received a Certificate of Leader of Development in National Security and Strategy for completing the NSS. “Kentucky State University takes seriously the mandate to employ strategic and aggressive leadership techniques...

Kentucky State University mourns the loss of its former President Dr. William A. Butts
Kentucky State University (KSU) mourns the loss of former President Dr. William A. Butts. Dr. Butts died on June 8. He served as KSU’s eleventh president from 1975 to 1982. The Kilmichael, Mississippi, native was born in 1933. After graduating high school, Butts completed two years of study at Mississippi Vocational College (now Mississippi Valley State University) in Itta Bena. In 1953, Butts joined the U.S. Army, Dr. Butts compl...

KSU restructures cabinet to enhance its growth and operations
FRANKFORT — Kentucky State University (KSU) has announced its plan to realign the University’s cabinet for operational effectiveness and growth. KSU President M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D., has extended offers to fill the executive positions: Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration: Kevin Appleton, MBA, CPA. Currently, Appleton is the vice president for Administrative Affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern...