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Kentucky State University joins partnership to bring skills training to Frankfort
Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II was on hand to support an announcement by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear that will bring skills training to Frankfort residents. Interapt, a Louisville, Kentucky-based software and digital workforce development company, will launch a multi-week skills training cohort in Frankfort later this summer. Those who successfully complete the program will be ready to begin careers...
Kentucky State University professor to serve as president-elect of MANRRS
A Kentucky State University professor will serve as the 2021-22 president-elect of Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS). Dr. Marcus Bernard, associate professor of rural sociology in Kentucky State University’s College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences, will serve as 2021-22 president-elect of MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences). As a national off...
Kentucky State University professor received distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
A recently retired Kentucky State University professor recently received the distinguished service award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Dr. Joanne Bankston, who recently retired from Kentucky State after 44 years of service, was one of three recipients of the award. The award is the association’s highest honor, awarded to three professionals at the annual meeting each year. The award recognizes outs...
Kentucky State University director gets favorable early review for "The Harlan Renaissance"
The Kentucky State University interim director for the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED) recently received a favorable early review for his upcoming book. Dr. William H. Turner, former interim president and current interim director of CREED at Kentucky State, received the first published review of his book, “The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns,” from the Da...