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Kentucky State University legend inducted into Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame
A Kentucky State University legend was recently inducted the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, joining the six-member class of 2019. William Exum was a trailblazer as an athlete and an athletics administrator. Exum served Kentucky State University as athletics director from 1949 to 1977; chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education and track, tennis and cross-country coach. Exum led the Kentucky State men’s cross-country...
Kentucky State University online degree in psychology recognized as one of nation's best
Kentucky State University’s online degree in psychology was recently recognized as one of the nation’s best by OnlineDegrees.com. Kentucky State was ranked eighth in the nation. Factors in the methodology included tuition, percentage of overall students in the college engaged in distance education, career services and financial aid options. Data was used from resources such as the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPE...
Kentucky State University professor contributed to new anthology
A Kentucky State University professor recently contributed a chapter to a new anthology about segregation. Mary Barr, assistant professor of sociology at Kentucky State University, contributed a chapter to “The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North: Segregation and Struggle Outside the South” (New York University Press, 2019) edited by Jeanne Theoharis, Brian Purnell, and Komozi Woodard. The 12 original essays in the book show how...
Kentucky State University to host the BRED Experience
Kentucky State University will welcome all prospective college-bound seniors, parents, organizations and community groups to the BRED Experience Oct. 26. Participants will have the opportunity to meet faculty, staff, administration and student leaders on campus; visit information tables; and witness performances from the cheer squad and the Mighty Marching Thorobreds, winners of the 2019 HBCU Digest best marching band award. The B....