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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....
Kentucky State University named a best value by U.S. News and World Report
Kentucky State University is the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s most affordable public university and is now recognized as one of the best values among regional colleges in the South. In the 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Kentucky State University ranked second as one of the best value schools among regional colleges in the South. According to the methodology used by U.S. News and World Report for the category,...
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 professor selected as research ambassador
A Kentucky State University professor was recently selected as a research ambassador for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Dr. Narayanan Rajendran, professor of molecular microbiology and biotechnology, has been selected as a DAAD research ambassador for the 2019-20 academic year. The research ambassador program is honoring 21 individuals who have conducted a long-term research project in Germany at the doctoral level or...