Kentucky State University men’s basketball national championship teams honored and remembered

Kentucky State University men’s basketball national championship teams honored and remembered

December 31, 1969

The Kentucky State University men’s basketball NAIA national championship teams from 1970-72 have been recently featured and honored in various publications.  The teams were remembered and their paths to the championships were chronicled in the March 2022 edition of Kentucky Monthly. The nostalgia of the piece brings alive the swagger of the squads and the raucous crowds that came to watch them play.  Travis Grant and Elmore Smith...

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Kentucky State University president to speak at memorial service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr.

Kentucky State University president to speak at memorial service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr.

December 31, 1969

Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II is the guest speaker for a memorial service commemorating the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4 at noon at St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville. The service is presented by Simmons College of Kentucky. The public is invited to attend.

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Kentucky State to celebrate the contributions of women in history at annual Women’s History Month Assembly

Kentucky State to celebrate the contributions of women in history at annual Women’s History Month Assembly

December 31, 1969

Kentucky State University will host its 2023 Women’s History Month Assembly Thursday, Mar. 02, at 11 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium of David H. Bradford Hall. Dr. Karen Townsend, a Kentucky State University alumna, will provide the Assembly address. Townsend is a thought leader who has educated professionals at every level and is well known for her approach to diversity education. Several of Townsend’s scholarly articles in t...

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Kentucky State University Board of Regents received finance assessment from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Kentucky State University Board of Regents received finance assessment from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

December 31, 1969

The Kentucky State University Board of Regents received a finance assessment from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) during its special-called meeting Oct. 19.  One of the key takeaways from the assessment indicated that Kentucky State began accumulating significant operating deficits from 2019 from forward that have resulted in the depletion of Kentucky State’s cash reserves. According to the assessment, the cur...

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