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Kentucky State University announces key new hires during Fall Encampment
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II announced key new hires during the University’s Fall Encampment program for faculty and staff. President Brown announced the new program administrator for the School of Nursing, the new director of the Atwood Institute, a new criminal justice professor and coordinator, the new interim dean for the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences and the new choral director....
Kentucky State University took home top awards at 2019 HBCU Digest Awards
Kentucky State University was a multi-award winner during the HBCU Digest 2019 HBCU Awards, including Board of Trustees of the year. Kentucky State was a finalist in numerous categories. “It is humbling and a tremendous honor to be recognized in nine categories and place in three,” Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II said. “This demonstrates our strategic, systematic and deliberate investment in positioning...
Dr. Harrison B. Wilson: A Man, A Leader, and an HBCU Legend
Maya Angelou pens in her obsequious poem, “When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity. Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken.” These words hang on me like an albatross. As president of Kentucky State University, I have been focused to reifying the history and impact of our ins...
Kentucky State University alumnus pursued a career in higher education to be a helper
One Kentucky State University alumnus is in his 11th year in higher education. Wise words from his grandmother has helped shape his life. Kevin Reese, class of 2007, works at The University of Nebraska – Lincoln in diversity inclusion. “Growing up, my grandmother would always say that we are helpers to one another, so I took that thought and ran with it,” Reese said. Reese said his office focuses on helping underrepresented, first-...