Kentucky State University to host 2021 Atwood Day Assembly

Kentucky State University to host 2021 Atwood Day Assembly

March 19, 2021

Kentucky State University will celebrate the observance of Atwood Day in remembrance of the late Rufus B. Atwood, the University’s ninth and longest-serving president, Thursday, March 25 at 11 a.m. during its Atwood Day Assembly. The public can view this event on Zoom using meeting ID 980 1850 3350 and passcode 391226. Dr. William H. Turner, interim director of the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (...

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Midnight Star’s Reggie Calloway regaled Kentucky State University students, faculty and alumni

Midnight Star’s Reggie Calloway regaled Kentucky State University students, faculty and alumni

March 15, 2021

Notable Kentucky State University alumnus Reggie Calloway of the musical group Midnight Star shared memories and advice for aspiring students during a virtual Music Seminar Series recently.  Calloway told of his hunger to make music early on, skipping his senior prom to go on tour in what he called the Las Vegas ghetto. After performing in a battle of the bands every night, he knew he needed to go to college.  Thanks to an offer fr...

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Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter to headline Kentucky State University Women’s History Month Assembly

Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter to headline Kentucky State University Women’s History Month Assembly

March 15, 2021

A two-time Emmy-nominated actress and screenwriter will headline Kentucky State University’s homage to women’s achievements and impact on history during its 2021 Women’s History Month Assembly on March 18 at 11 a.m. The public can view this event on Zoom using meeting ID 980 1850 3350 and passcode 391226.   Kelsey Scott, best known for her role as Anne Northup in the Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave” and as Wes Gibbins’ mother, Rose...

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Kentucky State University alumna makes a difference through emergency medicine

Kentucky State University alumna makes a difference through emergency medicine

March 15, 2021

A Kentucky State University alumna practicing medicine in New York said she’d choose her alma mater all over again if given the chance.  Dr. Mollie V. Williams, currently the residency program director at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, said her journey from Brooklyn to Kentucky and back again has been an interesting one.  “Who would have believed that a little Black girl from the projects in Brooklyn, New York; born to a single moth...

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