Latest Campus News
Kentucky State University one of 100 HBCUs around the country to receive funding in the American Rescue Plan
Kentucky State University was one of the HBCUs across the country that received American Rescue Plan funding, according to information released from The White House recently. According a White House briefing, “the Department of Education announced a state-by-state breakdown of over $2.7 billion in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) provided in the President’s American Rescue Plan. These funds were pro...
Kentucky State University 1972 men’s basketball team honored at the General Assembly
Members of the Kentucky State University 1972 NAIA championship men’s basketball team were recently honored by the Kentucky General Assembly, with citations from the House and Senate. The 1971-72 Thorobreds won their third consecutive NAIA championship that season. According to the citation, this historic feat made Kentucky State the third of only three major programs to hold such a distinction. From 1970 until 1975, the Thorobred...
Kentucky State University student making an impact at the state capitol
One Kentucky State University student is making an impact during the General Assembly 2022 regular session. Savion Briggs, a sophomore political science major from Louisville, is doing big things at the College on the Hill. Briggs is an intern for the Legislative Research Committee (LRC) and served under State Representative George Brown Jr. during the regular session. “So far the experience has been amazing,” Briggs said. Brigg...
Kentucky State University 2022 Heritage Assembly speaker said K-State provides a sacred space
Kentucky State University honored the past and looked to the future recently during the 2022 Heritage Assembly. Rev. Dr. Kilen Gray, dean of community life at Louisville Presbyterian, provided the Heritage Assembly address. “If it wasn’t for Kentucky State University, I sincerely believe I would not be here today,” Gray said. “More emphatically, I literally cannot see what my life would be like. The trajectory of my life and every...