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Kentucky State University Center for Research on the Eradication of Academic Disparities to host lecture series
The Kentucky State University Center for Research on the Eradication of Academic Disparities (C.R.E.E.D.) will host a lecture series through the month of April. The three-part lecture series begins April 9 at 11 a.m. in the David H. Bradford Hall Little Theater with “Fatherhood: Implications for Young Men of Color on HBCU Campuses” by lecturer David Cozart. The lecture will examine the impact fathers and/or father figures have on y...
Former Kentucky State University valedictorian honored by legislators
A former Kentucky State University valedictorian was recently honored by Kentucky legislators. Alma Lopez Arellano, also a current employee and graduate student of Kentucky State, recently received recognition from the Kentucky Senate and House. “I was recognized for having a 4.0 GPA and for accomplishing that with all the obstacles within my college career,” Arellano said. “I was attending school while pregnant and then with a new...
Kentucky State University professor selected to serve on steering committee
A Kentucky State University professor was recently selected to serve on the Perkins V steering committee at the Kentucky Department of Education. Dr. Patricia Higgins, associate professor in the School of Education and Human Development, was recently invited to serve on the committee. Perkins V, also known as the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, is a federal education program that invests in se...
Kentucky State University two-time alumna accepted to doctorate program
A Kentucky State University two-time alumna and instructor was recently accepted into a doctorate program in educational psychology. La’Quida R. Smith, an instructor of psychology at Kentucky State, was recently accepted into the EdPsy program at the University of Kentucky. “When I first found out about my acceptance into the EdPsy program, I literally ran through the house screaming, thanking God,” Smith said. She called her husba...