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Remembering Dr. Leon Richard: A Longtime KSU Music Professor
Kentucky State University will begin the new academic year in August without faculty member Dr. Leon Richard, who recently passed away in Tennessee. Richard was a longtime Professor of Music in KSU’s Division of Fine Arts. “Dr. Richard was an outstanding instructor who taught his students the importance of excellence in technique and performance,” said KSU President Raymond M. Burse. “He will be sorely missed for his contribut...
KSU Announces New Assistant To The President For Academic And School District Outreach
Kentucky State University has hired Vincent Mattox as the new Assistant to the President for Academic and School District Outreach. “If we want to recruit the best and the brightest students in the nation, close achievement gaps and promote teacher education, we have to have a strong connection and relation with the best institutions. Mr. Mattox will give us the connection we need,” KSU President Raymond M. Burse said. Mattox is an...
KSU Receives $15,000 From The Central Area Of The Links
On June 18, Kentucky State University President Raymond M. Burse traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio, to accept a special gift from the Central Area of The Links, Incorporated. The Links contributed $15,000 to KSU’s endowment fund during an evening program. KSU was among other historically black colleges and universities to receive checks from the organization, totaling $205,000. The award letter to KSU reads: “We understand the poss...
KSU Loses One Of Its Own
FROM PRESIDENT RAYMOND M. BURSE The Kentucky State University community is deeply saddened by the loss of one of our students. Wali Clanton had been an involved and active student on campus, where he showed interest in and walked on last fall as a freshman member of KSU’s football team. A potential nursing student, Wali often assisted with the university’s Student Health Center activities and was always ready with a big smile....