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Kentucky State University alumna makes a difference through emergency medicine
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...

Kentucky State University received generous commitment from rapper Jack Harlow
Kentucky State University and HBCUs around the country benefited from exposure and fundraising the NBA All-Star weekend provided by featuring HBCUs, but Kentucky State got an extra boost. Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow made a commitment to donate his winnings from a 2-on-2 celebrity basketball game to Kentucky State University and Simmons University in Louisville. Harlow and Quavo defeated 2Chainz and Lil Baby 21-7 in the matchup. H...

Kentucky State University professor and students recently published in journal
A Kentucky State University professor and students were recently published in the Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners. Dr. Mara Merlino, professor of psychology and sociology, and graduate and undergraduate students published “Cognitive Human Factors and Forensic Document Examiner Methods and Procedures: Writing Characteristics, Visual Context, and Handwriting Examination Decision Accuracy.” Merlino, D...

Kentucky State University president and assistant professor of piano featured in New York publication
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II and assistant professor of piano Donald Allen Lee III were recently featured in the Press-Republican in Plattsburgh, New York. Lee is performing a virtual concert entitled “Adaptations” March 13 and was described by the Press-Republican as the perfect segue from Black History Month to Women’s History Month. The story discusses Lee’s upcoming program and the influence of...