2017

Former KSU Interim President Dr. William Turner will discuss 'The Future of Blacks in Appalachia' at convocation
FRANKFORT — Prairie View A&M University Research Scientist and former Kentucky State University (KSU) Interim President Dr. William H. Turner will be the featured speaker at KSU’s Black History Month Series. The Harlan County, Kentucky, native will lecture on “The Future of Blacks in Appalachia” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, in Bradford Hall Auditorium. The convocation will be the conclusion of Kentucky State University’s Bl...

KSU's Dr. Caroline Gibson, Marlin McKay 'pay homage to black history' on WTVQ
Assistant Professors of Music Dr. Caroline Gibson and Marlin McKay were both featured Friday, February 24 on WTVQ’s “Midday Kentucky.” Both artists in residence discussed how the Division of Fine Arts is playing a key role in “paying homage to black history.” Click here to watch the interview

KSU's School of Education launches a new strategic plan
FRANKFORT — Kentucky State University’s (KSU) School of Education (SoE) has formed a design team of more than 50 members who have designed a dynamic strategic plan. The team – KSU students, staff, faculty, and administrators; public school teachers and administrators; educational leaders from state agencies; and business partners – developed a plan that includes a new mission, vision, values, goals, logo, and slogan. Drs. Jo Anne R...

KSU agriculture student Trevor Claiborn to present at UN event next month
A Kentucky State University (KSU) undergraduate student will highlight a youth agriculture program at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women event in New York City in March. Hundreds of female delegates attend the two-week annual event that celebrates girls in agriculture. Trevor Claiborn, a senior in the College of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment, invented the fictional rapping Farmer Brown Tha MC to in...