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History-making senator to speak at Kentucky State University fall commencement
Kentucky State University recently announced that history-making United States Senator Timothy Eugene Scott will serve as the 2018 fall commencement convocation speaker. Commencement will be held Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall. Scott is the first African-American senator from the state of South Carolina, the first African-American senator to be elected from the southern United States sin...
Kentucky State University shows marked financial improvement in second year of management and improvement plan
Kentucky State University officials recently provided the institution’s second update on House Bill 303 (HB 303) management and improvement plan. The 2016 session of the General Assembly enacted HB 303, requiring the University to coordinate with the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) to pursue measurable goals and metrics demonstrating continued progress. “Since my arrival as eighteenth president, the campus management team...
Kentucky State University Coach Placed on Administrative Leave
Kentucky State University takes all student allegations seriously and will thoroughly examine and address all reports upon notification. Athletic Director Etienne Thomas says Head Women’s Basketball Coach Terrance Slater has been placed on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of an investigation. Kentucky State University is committed to the safety and well-being of our students. We must have complete confidence in Kentu...
Graduating master's student participated in the IBM HBCU hackathon
A Kentucky State University computer science graduate student recently participated in the IBM HBCU hackathon in North Carolina. Alexandra Stanford, a graduate student from Country Club Hills, Illinois, attended the intensive HBCU coding event. Stanford said participants must come up with an idea with a group of four other people, code it, and present the project within a 28-hour time frame. “We coded for 28 to 30 hours, presented...