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KSU Receives USDA Grant to Aid Veteran, Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
Kentucky State University’s College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems received a $199,138 grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Outreach and Advocacy to assist veteran, beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers in improving their profitability through local food systems and USDA programs. The grant will assist targeted farmers in 73 Kentucky counties with owning and operating succes...
KSU Hosts Rhodes Scholar
In a convocation speech at Kentucky State University on Wednesday, Sept. 24, Rhodes Scholar Rhiana Gunn-Wright said she hasn’t done anything to change the world yet, but the Rhodes scholarship “is an opportunity to do that.” A native of Chicago, Gunn-Wright was raised by a single mother in Englewood, a neighborhood known for poverty, drugs and violence. Her grandmother and mother taught her the value of an education and placed...
All public colleges, universities team up to recruit former students in online Project Graduate College Fair
Kentucky’s public colleges and universities are teaming up to offer a statewide, virtual college fair for former students and other adults who are close to completing their college degrees. The Project Graduate College Fair is set Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 11a.m.-9 p.m. ET (10 a.m.-8 p.m. CT). The fair will connect prospective students to college advisors who can answer questions via text and video chat, and help get the adults...
KSU To Host Rhodes Scholar On Wednesday
Kentucky State University President Raymond M. Burse will convene a convocation at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Little Bradford Theater with Rhodes Scholar Rhiana Gunn-Wright. The public is invited to attend. A native of Chicago, Gunn-Wright has worked for the Office of the First Lady, Michelle Obama, and is currently studying at Oxford University, England. She is working on a master’s degree in comparative social policy. P...