Kentucky State University one of 100 HBCUs around the country to receive funding in the American Rescue Plan

Kentucky State University one of 100 HBCUs around the country to receive funding in the American Rescue Plan

March 11, 2022

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...

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Kentucky State University to receive $740,000 in grant funding for aquaponics project

Kentucky State University to receive $740,000 in grant funding for aquaponics project

March 4, 2022

Kentucky State University recently received approval of funding on a grant proposal titled, “Improving Phosphorus Recovery in Aquaponic Systems through Environmental Manipulation of the Plant Rhizosphere Microbiota.” The project will run for four years with total funding of $740,000. The proposal was submitted by the School of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, in the College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences. The highly c...

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Kentucky State University student making an impact at the state capitol

Kentucky State University student making an impact at the state capitol

March 4, 2022

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...

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Kentucky State University 2022 Heritage Assembly speaker said K-State provides a sacred space

Kentucky State University 2022 Heritage Assembly speaker said K-State provides a sacred space

March 4, 2022

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...

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