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Kentucky State University alumnus named chief diversity officer at Muskegon Community College
A Kentucky State University alumnus was recently named the chief diversity officer at Muskegon Community College in Michigan. Ken James, who earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Kentucky State University, begins his role in the newly created position Sept. 20. According to a Muskegon Community College news release, James will join the President’s cabinet and implement a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) s...
2021 Kentucky State University named a Best Regional College by The Princeton Review
Kentucky State University was recently named a Best Regional College in the Southeast by The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review, according to its website, featured institutions it considers academically outstanding and well worth consideration during a college search. Kentucky State’s profile is compiled in part from a survey of the university’s students. Among Kentucky State’s highlights, students remark on small classes in a...
Kentucky State University nursing students earn 100 percent licensure pass rate
Students in the Kentucky State University Bachelor of Science in nursing program (BSN) recently earned a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). Five students in the first cohort of the BSN program passed the NCLEX and some have already been offered or accepted employment. The cohort included Afton Giles, Morgan Lentini, Olivia Steward, Kennedy Coney and Marlie Stoddart. Morgan Lentini from Orv...
Kentucky State University joins in the call for Congress to include the HBCU IGNITE bill in the budget reconciliation effort
Kentucky State University joined the call from 1890 land grant institutions to include the HBCU Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education (IGNITE) bill in the budget reconciliation effort. As part of the initiative, the presidents, chancellors and leaders of the 1890 land grant HBCUs are writing to Congressional Education Committee Chairs in support of IGNITE. This week, the House Education and Labor...