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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...
Heritage Assembly speaker explores Black history in the Commonwealth
Kentucky State University honored the past and looked to the future recently during its 2023 Heritage Assembly. Chaka Cummings, executive director of The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, provided the Heritage Assembly address. Cummings explored Black history through the thematic framework of award-winning scholar of Black history education Dr. LaGarrett King - Power, Oppression and Racism; Black Agency, Resistan...
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...
Kentucky State University general counsel wrote chapter for new e-book
Kentucky State University’s general counsel recently contributed a chapter to a new book that has debuted with success. Lisa K. Lang, general counsel at Kentucky State, contributed a chapter for the new book “#Networked: How 20 Women Lawyers Overcame the Confines of COVID-19 Social Distancing to Create Connections, Cultivate Community, & Build Businesses in the Midst of a Global Pandemic.” The book is currently the number one bes...