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Kentucky State University alumnus will provide 2021 Founder’s Day address
Kentucky State University alumni, friends and the campus community will convene Friday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall for the 2021 Founder’s Day convocation. Founder’s Day was combined with fall commencement in 2020 for a historic celebration. The convocation returns to its roots in 2021, reconvening on-campus during the Homecoming celebration. The Golden Classes of 1970 and 1971 will...
Kentucky State University qualified as a finalist for the 2021 KEMI Destiny Award
Kentucky State University recently qualified as a finalist for the 2021 KEMI Destiny Award. According to Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI) website, “The Destiny Awards are presented annually by KEMI to policyholders that best exemplify KEMI’s motto, ‘Control your own destiny.’ The awards symbolize what can be accomplished when organizations work together to improve workplace safety.” Kentucky State earned a 0.79 experien...
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...
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...