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Kentucky State University hosted inaugural HBCU Student Leadership Summit
In the midst of a global health pandemic and deepening racial tensions, the Kentucky State University Division of Student Engagement and Campus Life recently hosted the two-day inaugural HBCU Student Leadership Summit. This dynamic virtual event brought together over 120 students from more than 20 HBCUs and other institutions to explore strategies for serving as campus change agents in the midst of COVID-19 and racial trauma. Th...
Kentucky State University received grant money for STEM workforce project
Kentucky State University recently received continued funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a project that prepares students from underserved communities for the STEM workforce. Kentucky State University will receive full funding of $1.25 million over the next four years to fund a proposal with innovative teaching, research, student support and pedagogical practices to prepare students from underserved comm...
Kentucky State University professor part of group that created new species of fish
A Kentucky State University professor is part of a research group that inadvertently created a new species of fish. Dr. Ken Semmens, assistant professor of aquaculture, and his colleagues inadvertently created the sturddlefish, a hybrid of the Russian sturgeon and the American paddlefish. The discovery has garnered international attention in outlets such as the New York Times, CNN, Science Magazine and USA Today. Semmens was recent...
Kentucky State University student received scholarship from City of Kankakee
A Kentucky State University student recently received a scholarship during the City of Kankakee’s African-American Leadership Scholarship awards celebration. Janae Fleming was one of five recipients of the scholarship, which are awarded based on academics, leadership and community involvement. Fleming will major in business administration with a specialization in accounting. Click here to read the full report.