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Kentucky State University to receive summer bridge grant funding from the Council on Postsecondary Education
Kentucky State University is one of 25 institutions to receive grant funding from the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) for summer bridge programs. According to a CPE news release, “25 Kentucky colleges and universities will receive grants of up to $200,000 each, totaling $3.5 million, to support summer bridge programs focused on improving college preparation and retention.” The aim of summer bridge programs, the CPE releas...
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 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...
Kentucky State University director appointed to Bluegrass Tomorrow Inc. board
A Kentucky State University director was recently appointed to a seat on the board for Bluegrass Tomorrow Inc. in Lexington. Sonia Sanders, director of public engagement has been appointed to a three-year term on the Bluegrass Tomorrow Inc. board. Sanders currently represents Kentucky State University as liaison for Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium (BHEC) and Academic Leadership Academy (ALA), which are programs under the dir...