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Kentucky State University non-traditional student picks up where she left off to earn degree
Kentucky State University graduating senior Marilyn Bailey has lived a full life between the time she started her degree and finished it. She began in 1964. Fifty-four years have passed. Her passion to complete the degree never went away and she joins the Kentucky State University class of 2018 May 12. “It’s a journey that I am glad that I took, and I am proud of my accomplishment of completing what I started,” Bailey said. “It tau...
Kentucky State University research assistant joins the Army National Guard
A Kentucky State University research assistant was recently sworn in to the Army National Guard. Kristy Allen, an Alabama native, is a research assistant in the Department of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences under Dr. Waldemar Rossi. She’s worked at Kentucky State for three years. “The National Guard opens a lot of opportunities for careers and education,” Allen said. “It also teaches you discipline, understanding and leadership.”...
Kentucky State University drastically reduces summer tuition rates with aims to improve graduation rate
The Kentucky State University Board of Regents voted to approve the reduction of summer tuition rates to $125 per credit hour during its recent special meeting. The previous summer tuition rate for undergraduates living on campus was $309 per credit hour. “One of our huge challenges in summer school attendance is the tuition rate we’ve been using,” Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II said during the Board...
Kentucky State University Gospel Ensemble to bring back student directors for the Spring Extravaganza
The Kentucky State University Gospel Ensemble will host its annual Spring Extravaganza Sunday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall on the University’s campus. “This will be the Gospel Ensemble’s 49th-year Spring Extravaganza,” Mario J. Radford, director of the KSU Gospel Ensemble, said. “We will include former student directors this year as a prelude to our 50th-year Spring Reunion in Apr...