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Interim President Dr. Aaron Thompson will return to CPE in July
FRANKFORT — The Council on Postsecondary Education is pleased to announce that Aaron Thompson, Ph.D. will return to the Council as executive vice president effective July 1. “We are thrilled that Aaron will be rejoining our team here at the Council,” said Council President Robert King. “Aaron is a nationally recognized and highly respected leader in higher education, and we are fortunate that he will return to lead our import...
Six KSU students win awards at National Research Symposium
Kentucky State University students took home six awards at the 41st annual Association of 1890 Research Directors Research Symposium, which was held April 1-4 in Atlanta, Georgia. More than 1,000 participants from the 1890 universities attended the meeting, and 450 student research papers and posters were presented in five categories: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Produ...
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
To the KSU Community: Did you know Sexual Assault Awareness Month is celebrated in April? Sexual Assault Awareness has a rich history dating back to the late 1970s in which women in England held protests against the violence they encountered as they walked the streets at night. These protests were called Take Back the Night marches. The ingenuity of these women and their cause spread to other countries as the protests grew. I...
KSU honors academic excellence at 54th-annual Honors Convocation
Kentucky State University held the 54th-annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 6 in Bradford Hall Auditorium. KSU Interim President Dr. Aaron Thompson was the keynote speaker. He commended the scholars for their persistence in their academic pursuits, noting that each student faced adversity and yet still showed superior academic performance. “I tell people all the time: knowledge is far more than just the grade you get. It’s...