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Kentucky State University advanced to the Sweet 16 of the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
Kentucky State University’s team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 32nd Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) but came up short against Florida A&M University. HCASC is a premier academic competition between students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), through which Honda annually awards more than $350,000 in institutional grants to the participating HBCUs. Due to the pandemic, the HCASC shifted from in-pers...
Kentucky State University announces 2021 Spring Baccalaureate Assembly speaker
Kentucky State University recently announced the 2021 Spring Baccalaureate Assembly speaker for the May 6 event. The event takes place virtually at 11 a.m. and is available via Zoom at 980 1850 3350 and 391226. Dr. Herman J. Felton Jr., the 17th president and CEO of Wiley College, will provide the baccalaureate address for the assembly. Felton began his service to the college in the summer of 2018 and has achieved significant ac...
Kentucky State University received largest ever donation of $1 million from Diageo North America
Kentucky State University recently received the largest lump-sum donation in its history after a gift of $1 million from Diageo North America. Diageo announced earlier this year that it was partnering with 25 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) around the country to create an innovative program to develop future leaders and shape a more equitable future. An Associated Press story reported that Diageo was giving fo...
Kentucky State University announces 2021 Spring Commencement Convocation speaker and special guest soloist
Kentucky State University recently announced Lamman Rucker, accomplished actor, educator, activist and entrepreneur, will deliver the keynote address at the 2021 Spring Commencement Convocation. Rucker has starred in big and small screen favorites such as Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married” films, “Meet the Browns” and the iconic “The Temptations” miniseries. Rucker has also tackled difficult subjects in “Service to Man,” “The Ma...