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New Thorobreds prepare for their college career
Hundreds of new students and their families or legal guardians showed up to learn about life on the Hill during Bred Prep, new student orientation for Kentucky State University students. Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II welcomed the class of 2022 and imparted words of wisdom and points of pride about Kentucky State. He also emphasized that tuition is capped for this class of incoming freshmen. “For each o...
Kentucky State University alumna achieved national and international success in public service
One Kentucky State University alumna has dedicated her life to public service on the state, national and international stage. Dee Dawkins-Haigler, former Georgia state representative, earned a master’s in public administration at Kentucky State. It was here, on the Hill, that she made connections and friendships that would influence her life. Dawkins-Haigler arrived at Kentucky State in the mid-90s. Prior to her arrival, Dawkins-Ha...
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...