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Kentucky State University to host Atwood Day Assembly
Kentucky State University is celebrating the observance of Atwood Day in remembrance of the late Rufus B. Atwood, the University’s ninth and longest-serving president, Thursday, March 26 during its Atwood Day Assembly. This year’s observance begins with an assembly in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall featuring Assembly speaker Dr. Ricky L. Jones, professor and chair of the University of Louisville Department...
Kentucky State University advances to national qualifying tournament of 31st-annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
Kentucky State University will compete in the national qualifying tournament of the 31st-annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) Feb. 8 at Morehouse College in Atlanta. The fast-paced buzzer competition highlights students’ academic prowess and ability to answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, the arts and pop culture. Kentucky State University is one of 65 teams competing for institutional grants an...
Kentucky State University alumna put on "Blinders" and followed her passion
One Kentucky State University alumna has found her niche by creating a unique eyewear company. Brandy Ashford, a 2017 graduate, began an eyewear company called Focused on Forever, which sells wooden eyewear. “I’m the owner and visionary for Focused on Forever Eyewear, located in Hamburg Vision Center in Lexington,” Ashford said. Blinders by Focused on Forever are a wooden eyeglasses and sunglasses product inspired by Ashford’...
Kentucky State University professor received National Endowment for the Humanities grant
A Kentucky State University professor recently received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency and one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States. Dr. Mary Barr, assistant professor of sociology, received the grant for the 2020-21 academic year. “I will use the award to complete my second book titled “Privilege and Protest: The 1965 North Shore Summer Project fo...