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Kentucky State University hires former Atlanta Falcons assistant coach
Kentucky State University recently announced its new head football coach. Charlie Jackson, an assistant coach for the Atlanta Falcons in their 2017 and 2018 campaigns, has been named the University’s new coach. Jackson says his goal for Kentucky State University football is simple: to compete against perfection. “Every member of our football operation will demonstrate an all-consuming mindset to maximize his or her God-given potent...
Kentucky State University student ombudsperson named Kentucky's ACT College and Career Readiness Postsecondary Champion
The Kentucky State University student ombudsperson was recently named Kentucky’s ACT College and Career Readiness Postsecondary Champion. Sophia Rucker-Taylor (formerly Ellis) said she hopes she can continue to put all students on a level playing field when it comes to education. According to the ACT website, the ACT College and Career Readiness Champions are individuals across the country who support ACT’s mission of education and...
Kentucky State University employee tells story of hope in new book
A Kentucky State University employee and alumnus shares a story of hope, faith and beating the odds in his newly published book. Larry Taylor, a youth mentor coordinator, former football player and alumnus at Kentucky State, tells the dramatic story of his life in his book God’s So Great. Taylor has experienced many in life, including surviving cancer and raising children as a single parent. “In 2012, the doctors said I only had 48...
Kentucky State University hosted annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly
Kentucky State University hosted its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly Jan. 22 in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall. Harry E. Johnson Sr., the immediate past president of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., provided the assembly address. “Claim your time,” Johnson said. “Now is your time to make a difference on campus and in the world.” Johnson said the world need...