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Some Thorobreds Return For Homecoming Year After Year … After Year
Thorobreds gather in Frankfort, Ky., from near and far every year for Kentucky State University’s Homecoming Weekend. In the crowd at the football game and at the parties, there are always some familiar faces who return year after year and have watched the celebration grow and change for decades. Frazier Curry says he’s 71 years old, so he’s probably attended 71 Homecomings at KSU. His father graduated from KSU in 1936; his mother...
October, 2014
KSU Students Ready To Conquer The World After Pre-Law Conference Kentucky State University junior Olivia Burkett says she looked at KSU senior Richard Jackson as they traveled from the National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair, held Oct. 24-25 in Read More Kentucky State University Names Raymond Burse As 14th President Raymond M. Burse was named on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, as Kentucky...
Former Kentucky State University interim president released new book; The Harlan Renaissance
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...
February, 2016
Gov. Matt Bevin and State Budget Director John Chilton visit KSU FRANKFORT, Ky — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin met with President Raymond M. Burse Wednesday for a tour of the University. Bevin was joined by State Budget Director John Chilton as Read More KSU, Frankfort will spring into action with ReForest Frankfort ReForest Frankfort is a community-wide event that brings people to...