Kentucky State University’s CREED to host Black History Month event

Kentucky State University’s CREED to host Black History Month event

February 19, 2021

Kentucky State University’s Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED) will host a Black History Month event Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m.  Dr. William H. Turner, interim director of CREED, will discuss his upcoming book “The Harlan Renaissance.” Dr. Roger Cleveland, associate professor of education at Eastern Kentucky University, will discuss the book with Turner.  Participants may join online via Zoom at htt...

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Kentucky State University students to benefit from Jack and Jill College GAP Fund

Kentucky State University students to benefit from Jack and Jill College GAP Fund

February 19, 2021

Kentucky State University students will soon have additional help crossing the finish line through new grant funding from the Jack and Jill College GAP Fund.  Kentucky was selected as a beneficiary by the Jack and Jill Foundation and Jack and Jill of America, Inc. According to a letter from the foundation, the focus of the funding is to help seniors who are more likely to have exhausted all financial resources. Eligible students in...

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Former Kentucky State University interim president returns to the Hill

Former Kentucky State University interim president returns to the Hill

February 16, 2021

Former Kentucky State University interim president Dr. William H. Turner is back at the College on the Hill.  Turner served as interim president from 2002 to 2004 and as a distinguished visiting scholar for the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED). Turner recently came back to the Hill to serve as interim director of CREED.  According to his website, Turner “is best-known for his ground-breaking...

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Kentucky State University to host rescheduled 2021 Heritage Assembly

Kentucky State University to host rescheduled 2021 Heritage Assembly

February 12, 2021

Kentucky State University will look back at its past and celebrate its future Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. during its rescheduled Heritage Assembly. The initial event was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The public can view this event on Zoom using meeting code 980 1850 3350 and passcode 391226. Benjamin T. Jealous, president of People for the American Way (PFAW), will serve as the keynote speaker.  President M. Christopher Brown II not...

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