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October, 2014
KSU Students Ready To Conquer The World After Pre-Law Conference ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï junior Olivia Burkett says she looked at KSU senior Richard Jackson as they traveled from the National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair, held Oct. 24-25 in Read More ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Names Raymond Burse As 14th President Raymond M. Burse was named on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, as Kentucky...
Former ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï interim president released new book; The Harlan Renaissance
A former ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï interim president and director of the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities recently published a new book about Black life in Harlan County, Kentucky. Dr. William H. Turner’s new book, The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns, is available now through West Virginia University (WVU) Press. According to the WVU Press summary, “Turner recon...
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï agriculture professors receive nearly $60,000 to encourage organic agriculture
ÍøÆسԹÏ’s Dr. Shawn Lucas and Dr. Marcus Bernard received a $59,626 grant to bring information about organic agriculture and careers in organic agriculture to minority and underrepresented stakeholders. The three-year grant is funded by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Black Grant, administered through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. The project is titled “Addressing diversity, equity...