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Kentucky State University Team to Compete in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament
Frankfort, KY - Kentucky State University’s (KSU) Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) Team has qualified to compete in this year’s Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament in Torrance, California. The annual trivia competition highlights the academic excellence of HBCU students around the nation. This year, KSU will be represented by students Ciara Robinson, a senior political science and criminal justi...

Appointment of Dr. Nyrée McDonald as Vice Provost of Academic Affairs
Kentucky State University (KSU) is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Nyrée McDonald as the new Vice Provost of Academic Affairs. Dr. McDonald most recently served as the Associate Dean for Graduate Enrollment at the University of Notre Dame where she played a pivotal role in shaping the graduate admissions process and enhancing the experiences of the graduate student body.“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Nyrée McDonald to ou...

KSU Counseling Center Clinicians Present at the College Board’s A Dream Deferred 2025 Conference
On March 6, 2025 KSU Counseling Center Clinicians presented at the College Board’s A Dream Deferred 2025 conference in Los Angeles, California to a standing room only audience. The presentation titled, “Building Trauma Informed Classrooms,” proposed a framework to translate trauma-informed practices and cultures into the classroom setting to enhance student-centered educational experiences. “I feel that the information we presente...

KSU's Travis Haskins among 16 higher education professionals selected for CPE’s Academic Leadership Development Institute
Sixteen faculty and professional staff members from public universities and community and technical colleges across Kentucky were selected to participate in the 2025 cohort of the Academic Leadership Development Institute (ALDI), coordinated by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). ALDI is a year-long series of professional development opportunities for faculty and staff members who are on track for career advancem...