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Kentucky State University graduate credits University employee for helping her reach the finish line
One Kentucky State University graduate gives credit to a University employee for helping her reach the finish line. “Ms. Cherie Benson had had my front and my back from day one,” Rachel “Bama” Peterson said. “It is because of her dedication to me and other students that little ole me, from a small town in Alabama, will be the first of 13 siblings graduating from college. And at an HBCU at that.” The Gordon, Alabama native and libe...
June, 2016
Summer Apprenticeship Program comes to a close The 2016 Summer Apprenticeship Program (SAP) came to a close June 25. The program, supported by externally-funded NSF and USDA grants aims to introduce rising high school students to STEM Read More Services for KSU Thorobred football player Josh Williams, 24 Funeral services will be held June 29 and June 30 for Thorobred football...
Kentucky State University president selected as Higher Education Leadership Foundation inaugural senior fellow
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II was recently selected to join the inaugural senior fellow class for the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.). As a senior fellow, President Brown would be charged with assisting in developing content for digital platforms, participating as faculty at H.E.L.F. institutes and assisting with the annual strategic planning retreat. President Brown joins HBCU lead...
Kentucky State University received $750,000 award from the USDA
The Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program was awarded $750,000 from the USDA to continue its work in providing training, outreach, and technical assistance to historically underserved and veteran farmers and ranchers. Kentucky State is one of 29 grantee organizations that are receiving a total of $18.6 million as part of the USDA 2501 Program, or the “Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran...