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Born leader Michael Weaver adds White House HBCU Initiative Competitiveness Scholar to accolades
Kentucky State University student Michael Weaver Jr. wears so many hats they need their own closet. The responsibility doesn’t weigh the smiling graduating senior down, however. As one Kentucky State employee recently said, “If I were doing any better, I’d be Michael Weaver.” Weaver recently joined an elite group of students – one of 63 students from 107 institutions across the country – as a White House HBCU Competitiveness Schola...

Get Your Green On: See You at Homecoming 2018
There’s no place like Kentucky State University, the campus on the Hill. Homecoming 2018 will be more than just a celebration. It is a week of excitement uniting students and organizations, Frankfort and the Kentucky State family, showcasing our Thorobred pride and spirit. Events officially kick off Sunday, Oct. 7 at noon on Jones Field with the powder puff football game. Admission is free. The Homecoming gospel concert is schedu...

Bluegrass Alliance of Black School Educators to reactivate organization at Kentucky State University
The Bluegrass Alliance of Black School Educators (BABSE), an affiliate of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE), will reactivate at Kentucky State University. The purpose of BABSE, according to Dr. Roger Cleveland, director of The Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (C.R.E.E.D. Center) at Kentucky State University, is to decrease the disparity in the educational achievement gap among...

Kentucky State University to play in the inaugural F.E. Whitney Classic in Hopkinsville
(Hopkinsville, Kentucky) — To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Minority Economic Development Initiative (MEDI) is making history by bringing the first-ever college football game to Hopkinsville. MEDI will hold the inaugural F.E. Whitney Classic Saturday, Oct. 27 at Stadium of Champions on Eagle Way in Hoptown, with the main attraction being an NCAA Div. II football contest between Kentucky State University and Jackson, Tennessee...