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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 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 legend inducted into Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame
A Kentucky State University legend was recently inducted the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, joining the six-member class of 2019. William Exum was a trailblazer as an athlete and an athletics administrator. Exum served Kentucky State University as athletics director from 1949 to 1977; chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education and track, tennis and cross-country coach. Exum led the Kentucky State men’s cross-country...
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...