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Kentucky State University alumna found her calling working with children
One Kentucky State University alumna said she found her calling working with children after earning a bachelor’s in child development and family relations. Hope Sanders, class of 2006, said she’s been working with students from infants to high schoolers and moved to Louisville in 2016 to work in the public school system. “I love seeing children excited when they come to school or daycare and seeing children happy to see their teac...
Please Call Me Mister findings published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior
Findings from the Please Call Me Mister project at Kentucky State University were recently published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior. Dr. Herman E. Walston, professor of child development and family relations, and Ashlie Smoot-Baker, interim program director, and Kennedy J. Hannah, mentor coordinator, were credited authors for the article entitled “The Impact of a Male Mentoring Program on Academic Achievement in C...
Kentucky State University esports program featured in the Washington Post
Kentucky State University was recently featured in the Washington Post for its inclusion as a charter member of the Black Collegiate Gaming Association and for its video game development curriculum. Kentucky State University assistant professor Dr. Jens Hannemann was also quoted in the story, which explores the trend of HBCUs including esports on their campuses. Click here to read the full story.
Kentucky State University establishes W.O.K.E. Task Force
Kentucky State University President Dr. M. Christopher Brown II established the W.O.K.E. Task Force to assist students in uplifting, educating, and empowering the campus community and those most impacted by unequal protection under the law. President Brown scheduled a campus-wide Zoom meeting to discuss meaningful ways the University could support students disappointed in the grand jury decision concerning Breonna Taylor. “Kentuck...