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Kentucky State University and Deloitte continue successful mentorship program
Kentucky State University and Deloitte continued a successful virtual mentorship program through the 2020-21 academic year. In March 2020, the program began and 10 students registered to participate. In the spring of 2021, 15 students were selected for the program and Deloitte expanded the program to include soft skills development workshops. As part of the program, students are paired with Deloitte practitioners with the aim of...
Kentucky State University director gets favorable early review for "The Harlan Renaissance"
The Kentucky State University interim director for the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED) recently received a favorable early review for his upcoming book. Dr. William H. Turner, former interim president and current interim director of CREED at Kentucky State, received the first published review of his book, “The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns,” from the Da...
Three interns joined Kentucky State University Office of General Counsel for summer 2021
The Kentucky State University Office of General Counsel welcomed three interns from the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law for the summer. Ashlei V. McPherson, Corey LaRue and Ryan A. Stuart will be assisting at Kentucky State throughout the summer. McPherson completed a master’s in educational policy and leadership studies at the University of Iowa and a bachelor’s degree in political science at San Jose S...
Kentucky State University professor received distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
A recently retired Kentucky State University professor recently received the distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Dr. Joanne Bankston, who recently retired from Kentucky State after 44 years of service, was one of three recipients of the award. The award is the association’s highest honor, awarded to three professionals at the annual meeting each year. The award recognizes outs...