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Though challenging, COVID-19 hasn’t derailed Kentucky State University’s progress
Despite early predictions at a national level that enrollment at HBCUs and PWIs would drop drastically due to COVID-19, Kentucky State University continued to increase its number of students on the Hill. “We are growing our way out of a pandemic, a recession and an uncertain future,” Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II said. The preliminary Fall 2020 enrollment headcount is 2,225, up from 2,171 in Fall 201...
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...
Kentucky State University named the best value among regional colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report
Kentucky State University is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the best value among regional colleges in the South. In the 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Kentucky State University ranked as the number one best value schools among regional colleges in the South. According to the methodology used by U.S. News and World Report for the category, factors included in determining the ranks were academic quality, percentag...