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Kentucky State University featured as a top HBCU in the Philadelphia Tribune
Kentucky State University was recently recognized in the nation’s oldest continuously published African American newspaper as a top HBCU. The Philadelphia Tribune, which began in 1884, recently recognized Kentucky State as one of the top 25 HBCUs in the country. The Tribune noted Kentucky State’s rise through the rankings in recent history. Click here to read the full story at the Philadelphia Tribune website.
Kentucky State University professors spoke on a panel at the Ohio Valley History Conference
Kentucky State University professors Dr. Erin Gilliam, Dr. Mary Barr, and Dr. F. Erik Brooks recently spoke on a panel at the Ohio Valley History Conference. The Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort hosted the conference. The Kentucky State professors conceived of the panel—Black Frankfort Histories Matter—because they felt the important histories of black Kentuckians, in Frankfort especially, must be collected, preserved and s...
Mister and Miss Kentucky State University ascend the throne at coronation
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and special guests gathered for the 90th coronation of Mister and Miss Kentucky State University in the William Exum Center Oct. 11. Blake Nichaé Scott, the 90th Miss Kentucky State University, said she spent the majority of high school feeling like she didn’t fit in. Not at Kentucky State, she said. Previously, Scott said, she never felt beautiful. Not at Kentucky State. “I see my beauty and my pot...
Kentucky State University alumni traveled far and wide to celebrate Founder's Day
Kentucky State University officials celebrated its 133rd year as an institution Oct. 11 as part of the Founder’s Day Convocation. Michael N. Weaver Jr., the 26th Mister Kentucky State University, said Kentucky State has and always will have a permanent impact on the lives of many. The Golden Class of 1969 was honored as part of its 50-year anniversary, with Dr. Gerald W. Patton providing the class response. The class bequeathed an...