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Kentucky State University president to speak at Columbia University
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II will speak at the Teachers College at Columbia University in New York Feb. 28. President Brown’s address is titled “When Theory and Practice Collide: Race, Hypervisibility, and the Imposter Syndrome in Educational Leadership.” According to its website, the Columbia University “Teachers College was founded on the proposition that education alone can’t correct our society’s...
Renee Gilliam reminisces on her days as a student at Kentucky State
The last time Kentucky State University alumna Renee Gilliam graced her alma mater’s campus, nostalgia overtook her and sent her on a trip down memory lane. “As a student, there were so many memories,” said Gilliam, who earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in vocal music in 1975. “I was nurtured, just like other students, by faculty and staff. They were like an extended family. I had friends that were treated the same...
Kentucky State University welcomes new director of alumni relations
A long-serving higher education professional recently joined the ranks at Kentucky State University as director of alumni relations. Kellea Tibbs, who has 20 years of experience in higher education, will lead alumni relations. Tibbs has experience in the areas of alumni relations, student affairs residence life, student leadership and development and advising. “I was drawn to the director of alumni relations position at Kentucky St...
Kentucky State University administrator appointed to a leadership position within the Kentucky Society of CPAs
A Kentucky State University administrator was recently appointed to serve as the chair of the Education Foundation Trustees for the Kentucky Society of CPAs. Douglas R. Allen II, executive vice president and CFO of finance and administration, begins his one-year term as chair July 1, 2019. The Kentucky Society of CPAs (KyCPA) was founded in 1924. In 1961, KyCPA established an Educational Foundation to strengthen and advance the pro...