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Graduates reflected on their journey and the road ahead during the 2018 Fall Baccalaureate Assembly
The Kentucky State University fall class of 2018 reflected on their academic journey and the road ahead for them after graduation during the Baccalaureate Assembly in the Little Theater in David H. Bradford Hall. “Many started the race, but they’re not with us today,” Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Lucian Yates III said. “Many of you have overcome tremendous odds, but you’re here. Many of you...
Kentucky State University alumnus makes history after political leadership election
A Kentucky State University alumnus and long-time advocate became the first African-American elected as a Democratic leader in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Rep. Derrick Graham was chosen by state legislators as one of three House Democratic Caucus leaders for the next two years, according to a news release from the Office of the House Democratic Caucus. “I want to thank my fellow caucus members for their support and look...
Statement from the President of Kentucky State University M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D. on the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill
“On behalf of Kentucky State University, I wish to thank the United States Congress for the timely passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Although the Commonwealth’s General Assembly has not full funded our institutional land-grant programs, Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Andy Barr worked with our government relations staff to insure that the Farm Bill included measures to allow Kentucky State University a...
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...