Former Kentucky State University student honored with building renaming

Former Kentucky State University student honored with building renaming

December 31, 1969

A former Kentucky State University student was recently honored by another institution of higher education in the Commonwealth.  Margaret Munday was recently honored by Western Kentucky University, as its first African American student to enroll, by renaming Northeast Hall to Mundy Hall.  Munday transferred to Western Kentucky University in 1956 and earned a bachelor’s degree in music in 1960. Click here to read the rest of Munday’...

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Former Kentucky State University interim president released new book; The Harlan Renaissance

Former Kentucky State University interim president released new book; The Harlan Renaissance

December 31, 1969

A former Kentucky State University interim president and director of the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities recently published a new book about Black life in Harlan County, Kentucky.  Dr. William H. Turner’s new book, The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns, is available now through West Virginia University (WVU) Press.  According to the WVU Press summary, “Turner recon...

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2023 Women's History Month Assembly Program

2023 Women's History Month Assembly Program

December 31, 1969

If you are viewing the 2023 Women's History Month Assembly virtually, please click here to view the program. The Assembly may be viewed via Zoom.

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July, 2016

July, 2016

December 31, 1969

STEM research assistant details his field research in Mussel populations and water quality in Kentucky Earlier this month, I was asked by mentor Dr. Buddhi Raj Gyawali, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture Food Science and Sustainable Systems, if I could participate in a Read More KSU saddened by violence in Baton Rouge Again, we join the nation in mourning the de...

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