Tag: Kentucky State University
Kentucky State University Has Been Approved to Offer Doctoral Programs
Kentucky State University, the historically Black educational institution in Frankfort, has been approved to offer up to three doctoral programs by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Kentucky State University Launches a Riverboat Research Vessel
Kentucky State University, the historically Black educational institution in Frankfort, recently launched an aquatic vessel that will serve as a floating science laboratory for undergraduate and graduate students.
In Memoriam: Ora-Mae Williams Cheaney, 1912-2013
She was an alumna of Kentucky State University and served on the faculty there for nearly two decades teaching courses on food and nutrition.
In Memoriam: James Carey Letton, 1933-2013
James C. Letton, an organic chemist with a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, held a patent for the fat substitute Olestra and was chair of the department of chemistry at historically Black Kentucky State University.
Kentucky State University Debuts New Agricultural Research Magazine
The new magazine will highlight ongoing agricultural research at the university. The first edition includes a cover story on the use of honey bees in agricultural production.
Mary Evans Sias Awarded an Honorary Degree from Central Michigan University
The 13th president of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Dr. Sias was honored for being a "forward-thinking leader" and for her advocacy of higher education as chair of the board of directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
The Higher Education of the New Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
The first Black Supreme Court justice and first Black chief justice is a graduate of Kentucky State University and the University of Oklahoma School of Law. He is a former assistant dean of the law school at Marquette University.
HBCU President Named Chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Mary Evans Sias, president of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, leads the organization that advocates for and provides leadership and services of its member institutions in order to advance the distinctive mission of public higher education.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Honors for a Trio of African American Educators
Patricia Lowrie of Michigan State, Denisha Hendricks of Kentucky State, and William B. McLeod, former chancellor of Fayetteville State, are the honorees.
Two New Appointments at Kentucky State University
Teferi D. Tsegaye and Alan D. Benson assume new roles at the College of Agriculture, Food Science, and Sustainable Systems.
Kentucky State University Seeks to Boost Retention Rates
A grant from the Walmart Foundation will fund programs to help first-generation college students stay in school.
