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Kentucky State University Presidential Awards of Excellence winners announced
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II recently announced the Presidential Awards of Excellence 2020 winners during the State of the University Assembly. Faculty and staff affecting all aspects of the University were honored. Dr. Barr, assistant professor of sociology at Kentucky State University, received the 2020 President’s Award for Excellence in Research. Barr has served the University for four years and p...
Kentucky State University’s work with pawpaw featured in the New York Times
Kentucky State University was recently featured in a New York Times story about the increasing popularity of pawpaw fruit. The story discusses the increasing attention on pawpaw due to climate change, economic inequity and access to food. The story also notes the pawpaw’s connection with slavery in America. Kentucky State University is a licensed propagator of pawpaw cultivars, with distribution to nurseries all over the United S...
Mister and Miss Kentucky State University ascend the throne at historic coronation
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and special guests gathered virtually and on a limited basis in-person for the coronation of the 91st Miss Kentucky State University and 27th Mister Kentucky State University in Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall Oct. 15. Yasmine Kimyea Harper, the 91st Miss Kentucky State University, said she remembers her tour of the Kentucky State campus as a prospective student and the brightn...
Kentucky State University to become only Kentucky and first HBCU member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC)
Kentucky State University is the newest member to join the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). The first HBCU and only university in Kentucky to be nominated and awarded membership, University officials are honored and excited to become part of COPLAC. The COPLAC board voted unanimously to admit Kentucky State University at its Oct. 15 meeting. “This is an outstanding opportunity for Kentucky State University to be...