2020
Rufus B. Atwood featured in KET Distinguished Kentuckian series
Kentucky State University’s longest-serving president will be featured on an upcoming episode of Kentucky Educational Television’s (KET) Distinguished Kentuckian series. Rufus B. Atwood, who is the namesake of Atwood Institute for Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal, will be featured in a replay of the 1976 production of Distinguished Kentuckians, which profiles Kentuckians who had a lasting positive impact on the lives of th...
Statement from President M. Christopher Brown II on the SIAC Decision to Suspend Fall Sports
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced the cancellation of conference play among its members for any sport with a fall championship. This decision directly impacts Kentucky State University and will have aftershocks across our campus community. The SIAC has asserted student-athletes at member institutions cannot compete without violating the social distancing guidelines currently maintained by the Centers...
Kentucky State University alumnus received award from Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
A Kentucky State University alumnus recently received accolades from the Kentucky Bar Association’s (KBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD). Patrick J. Carrington with the Administrative Office of the Courts was selected by the KBA YLD to receive their Nathaniel R. Harper Award for 2020, according to a news release from the KBA. “Through the Nathaniel R. Harper Award, the KBA’s Young Lawyers Division seeks to recognize those individuals...
Kentucky State University professor completed Stanford Advanced Computer Security certificate
A Kentucky State University professor recently completed the Stanford Advanced Computer Security certificate. Dr. Richard Maiti, assistant professor, said he heard about the certificate from a conference he attended and became more interested in the area of computer security. “In the information age it has become more important to protect information and to reduce the risk of information being stolen,” Maiti said. “I became more...