Kentucky State University announces 2021 Spring Commencement Convocation speaker and special guest soloist

Kentucky State University announces 2021 Spring Commencement Convocation speaker and special guest soloist

April 22, 2021

Kentucky State University recently announced Lamman Rucker, accomplished actor, educator, activist and entrepreneur, will deliver the keynote address at the 2021 Spring Commencement Convocation. Rucker has starred in big and small screen favorites such as Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married” films, “Meet the Browns” and the iconic “The Temptations” miniseries. Rucker has also tackled difficult subjects in “Service to Man,” “The Ma...

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Kentucky State University librarian named writer and researcher for Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry

Kentucky State University librarian named writer and researcher for Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry

April 19, 2021

A Kentucky State University librarian was recently named as a writer and researcher for the Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry. Sharon McGee, librarian and archives records manager, joined the project recently. The Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry is an online interactive archive to house and display photos, artifacts and oral histories of the African Americans who have worked and continue to w...

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Kentucky State University recognized scholars who persevered during Academic Honors Convocation

Kentucky State University recognized scholars who persevered during Academic Honors Convocation

April 19, 2021

Kentucky State University officials honored and recognized the hard work of student scholars, especially through the trials and tribulations of a pandemic and social unrest, during the Academic Honors Convocation in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall.  Bobbie Knight, president of Miles College, was the convocation speaker.  Knight congratulated the students and noted they have proven they are totally vested in t...

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Kentucky State University professor selected as part of CPE Academic Leadership Development Institute

Kentucky State University professor selected as part of CPE Academic Leadership Development Institute

April 19, 2021

A Kentucky State University professor is one of 19 faculty members across the Commonwealth chosen to participate in the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) Academic Leadership Development Institute (ALDI).  Dr. Erin Gilliam was recently selected to participate in ALDI, which “provides a series of interactive sessions and small group seminars led by faculty and administrators from across Kentucky and other states,” acc...

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