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Enrollment climbs at Kentucky State University
FRANKFORT — Transformation is well underway at Kentucky State University (KSU), and enrollment numbers indicate the process is working. Enrollment is up 109 students from the 2015 fall semester, putting total enrollment as of September 15 at 1694 this semester. The 6.9 percent increase is the first boost in fall enrollment at KSU since 2013. Interim President Dr. Aaron Thompson credits the diligence and hard work with P-12 par...
KSU director of Sponsored Programs wins an award from the National Science Foundation
Kentucky State University’s (KSU) Director of Office Research, Grants and Sponsored Programs Derrick C. Gilmore is among the 37 recipients of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) first-ever awards in the NSF INCLUDES program. The program is a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Gilmore...
Political activist, author Kevin Powell charges students to find their passion, purpose and plan
Political activist, poet, writer, and entrepreneur Kevin Powell kicked off Kentucky State University’s Lecture Series on September 8 at Bradford Hall. Powell challenged students to have a plan for the future, but also know their history. “You are not really educated if you don’t know who you are. If you don’t know your cultural history/background, your ethnic background, or knowledge of the state you grew up in, then you are n...
Fourth International Pawpaw Conference held at Kentucky State University
The Fourth International Pawpaw Conference was held at the Kentucky State University campus in Frankfort and at KSU’s Center for the Sustainability of Farms and Families at the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration farm on September 1-3. The conference celebrated the 100th anniversary of the American Genetics Association’s 1916 Best Pawpaw Contest. More than 160 attendees traveled from 19 states and from as far away as S...