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Students learn about STEM with record-setting pilot at Kentucky State University
Middle school students participating in the Verizon Innovative Learning Program had the opportunity to learn from the youngest person and the first black pilot to fly solo around the world in a single-engine plane. Captain Barrington Irving and the Flying Classroom visited students in the Verizon Innovative Learning Program recently at Kentucky State University. The V...
Kentucky State University names interim provost and vice president for academic affairs
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II named an interim provost and vice president for academic affairs today. Dr. Lucian Yates III, a lifelong educator and native Kentuckian, will soon step into the chief academic officer role at the institution. “It is with great excitement that we welcome Provost Yates back to the ‘College on the Hill’,” President Brown said of Yates acceptance and homecoming. “Dr. Yates’ re...
Kentucky State University professor appointed as a member of the Geographic Information Advisory Council
A Kentucky State University professor was recently appointed by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin as a member of the Geographic Information Advisory Council. Dr. Buddhi Gyawali, of Lexington, is an associate professor in the Division of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Systems at Kentucky State. He will represent the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) and serve for a term expiring Sept. 22, 2021. The Geographic Information Ad...
Academic Affairs leadership change
Kentucky State University Provost Debbie G. Thomas, Ph.D. is taking a leave of absence to address personal matters, effective June 4. President M. Christopher Brown II approved the leave of absence, which was effective immediately. “I thank Provost Thomas for her leadership and all she has done to advance the efforts of our faculty, staff, students and Kentucky State University,” Brown said concerning the leadership change and the...