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Kentucky State University professor published in new anthology
A Kentucky State University professor recently contributed a chapter to a new anthology. Mary Barr, assistant professor of sociology at Kentucky State University, has contributed a chapter to a new anthology, “Deferred Dreams, Defiant Struggles: Critical Perspectives on Blackness, Belonging, and Civil Rights,” edited by Violet Showers Johnson, Gundolf Graml and Patricia Williams Lessane (Liverpool University Press, 2018...
Kentucky State University campus community teamed up to help those in need
Students, faculty, staff and administrators joined together to gather more than 900 food items for the Emergency Community Food Pantry of Franklin County. Sonia Sanders, director for public engagement and community outreach, said the campus community exceeded the goal of 800 items. “I love this University,” Sanders said. “This is a time where we all come together for the good of those who are in need. Thank you to all the faculty,...
Kentucky State University commencement set for Dec. 14
Fall commencement at Kentucky State University is set for Friday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall. The 2018 Baccalaureate Assembly will take place Thursday, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. in the Little Theater of David H. Bradford Hall. The 2018 Necrology Report will honor the lives of alumni, students, faculty, staff and loved ones. Names may be submitted to C.J. Faulk, director of university eve...
Kentucky State University wellness director releases new book about overcoming adversity
The Kentucky State University director of the William Exum Center and campus wellness recently released his second book. Twany Beckham, a Louisville native, released his new book, Pressure, Nov. 14, on his 30th birthday. Beckham recently joined Kentucky State as its new director of the William Exum Center and campus wellness. Beckham is using his life experience to impact the students at Kentucky State. “Kentucky State University i...