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Kentucky State University alumna featured in the latest Nike Yardrunner campaign
A Kentucky State University alumna is part of Nike’s latest Yardrunner campaign, which features Thorobred apparel. A’zia Reed is one of 16 students and alumni from HBCUs around the country featured in Nike’s latest Yardrunner campaign. Yardrunners was founded in 2020 as a way to highlight HBCUs. Reed has been featured on Nike social media and in publications such as Essence. As part of the campaign, Kentucky State apparel is fea...
Kentucky State University professor recently published in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
A Kentucky State University professor recently published a study in the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. Dr. Jennifer Ballard-Kang, an assistant professor of social work, recently published “Reconstructing a Sense of Safety among Resettled Refugee Survivors of Torture: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study”. According to the abstract, “This study utilized a constructivist grounded theory approach to describe the strategi...
Kentucky State University student won a $10,000 scholarship at Keeneland
A Kentucky State University student recently won a $10,000 scholarship as part of College Scholarship Day at Keeneland in Lexington. Erica McKind was one of the lucky winners to nab one of two $10,000 scholarships that day as part of the Keeneland Fall Meet. Scholarships totaling $40,00 were available to full-time college students who participated in the day either online or in-person. Students who pre-registered were eligible to...
Kentucky State University senior received $1,000 scholarship
A Kentucky State University education major recently received a $1,000 scholarship from the Margaret Bell Davis Endowed Scholarship Fund. Jordan Lewis, a senior education major from Lexington received the scholarship, which is for full-time Kentucky State University African American students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree and a career in teaching at the elementary, middle or high school level. Applicants must be accepted...