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Kentucky State University professor completed fellowship in Senegal
A Kentucky State University professor was awarded and completed a research fellowship from the Council of American Overseas Research (CAORC) – West African Faculty Development Seminar in Senegal recently. Dr. Erin Wiggins Gilliam, an associate professor of history and a Kentucky State alumna, spent most of January in Senegal, where she traveled throughout the country. Gilliam said the highly competitive fellowship immerses faculty...
Six Kentucky State University students received contracts from Jefferson County Public Schools
Six Kentucky State University education students received a career-launching surprise during their recent appearance at the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Equity Institute recently. Adam Andesha, Hidejuha Kennedy, Alairia Long, Kyron Parrish, De’Nasha Turner and Desiree Wofford were presented with conditional contracts to work for JCPS as teachers upon graduation. “Dr. John Marshall (JCPS Chief Equity Officer) announced tha...
Kentucky State University Board of Regents to conduct regular quarterly meeting
The Kentucky State University Board of Regents will convene for its regular quarterly meeting Thursday, March 5, 2020. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in the Board of Regents Room on the second floor of the Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Building, 400 E. Main Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. During the regular meeting, the Board will go in to closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(c) to discuss pending litigation and KRS...
Presentation at Kentucky State University to explore race-related trauma and its lasting effects
An upcoming presentation, as part of the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED) Lecture Series at Kentucky State University, will feature discussion about race-related trauma and its lasting effects. Dr. Steven D. Kniffley Jr., associate director for the Center for Behavioral Health at Spalding University and assistant professor in Spalding’s School of Professional Psychology, is the speaker. “Kni...