Kentucky State University administrator wins 2020 Harry J. Cowherd Service to Youth Award

Kentucky State University administrator wins 2020 Harry J. Cowherd Service to Youth Award

March 1, 2021

A Kentucky State University athletics administrator and Frankfort native was recently named the 2020 Harry J. Cowherd Service to Youth Award recipient by the Frankfort Optimist Club (FOC).  Jackie Gordon Duvall, associate athletic director and senior woman administrator, was honored with the award based on volunteer service for youth in the community.  According to a Frankfort State Journal story, Duvall was nominated for her work...

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Kentucky State University Board of Regents to conduct regular quarterly meeting March 4

Kentucky State University Board of Regents to conduct regular quarterly meeting March 4

February 24, 2021

The Kentucky State University Board of Regents will convene for its regular quarterly meeting Thursday, March 4, 2021. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. via teleconference. During the regular meeting, the Board will go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(c) to discuss pending litigation and KRS 61.810(1)(f) to discuss individual personnel matters. Zoom Link: https://kysu.zoom.us/s/98093825148 Webinar ID: 980 9382 5148 Phon...

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Kentucky State University students encouraged to defend HBCUs and public education

Kentucky State University students encouraged to defend HBCUs and public education

February 23, 2021

The Kentucky State University campus community and guests heard inspirational words from civil and human rights leader Benjamin T. Jealous virtually during the 2021 Heritage Assembly.  Jealous, former NAACP president, recalled when he was college-aged and working with the NAACP to stand up for HBCUs, which had been threatened with closure after a United States Supreme Court ruling. In Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State Universit...

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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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