Former Kentucky State University interim president released new book; The Harlan Renaissance

Former Kentucky State University interim president released new book; The Harlan Renaissance

December 31, 1969

A former Kentucky State University interim president and director of the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities recently published a new book about Black life in Harlan County, Kentucky.  Dr. William H. Turner’s new book, The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns, is available now through West Virginia University (WVU) Press.  According to the WVU Press summary, “Turner recon...

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Kentucky State University graduate credits University employee for helping her reach the finish line

Kentucky State University graduate credits University employee for helping her reach the finish line

December 31, 1969

One Kentucky State University graduate gives credit to a University employee for helping her reach the finish line.  “Ms. Cherie Benson had had my front and my back from day one,” Rachel “Bama” Peterson said. “It is because of her dedication to me and other students that little ole me, from a small town in Alabama, will be the first of 13 siblings graduating from college. And at an HBCU at that.” The Gordon, Alabama native and libe...

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Kentucky State University students benefit from research opportunities

Kentucky State University students benefit from research opportunities

December 31, 1969

Students at the undergraduate and graduate level can, and are encouraged to, participate in research at Kentucky State University. Graduate student James Brown and recent graduate Dawson Armstrong have both taken advantage of research opportunities. Brown is earning his master’s degree in aquatic sciences and should graduate in the fall. Armstrong is a recent graduate who majored in agriculture, food & environment with a concentrat...

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February, 2017

February, 2017

December 31, 1969

Justice Thomas Colbert visited Kentucky State University as a presidential candidate Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Thomas Colbert was the first presidential candidate to visit campus during the search for Kentucky State University’s next president. Kentucky State University represented at HBCU Fly-In at the White House Kentucky State University (KSU) Interim President Dr. Aar...

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