Tag: Simmons College of Kentucky

Simmons College of Kentucky has joined the University Press of Kentucky consortium, bringing a new HBCU perspective to its editorial board and future publications.

During the Great Depression, Simmons College of Kentucky was forced to downsize its degree offerings, one of which was the teacher education program. Nearly a century later, the HBCU has been approved to offer two degrees in early childhood education.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Historically Black Simmons College of Kentucky and the University of Louisville are embarking on a new project to determine what characteristics of a neighborhood contribute to the health of its residents. In Louisville’s predominantly Black communities, life expectancy is as much as 12.6 years less than in the most affluent, predominantly White communities.

Inmates who have at least 12 months left to serve or to become eligible for parole may apply to take courses through Simmons College. Those accepted into the program will have the opportunity to pursue an associate degree in general studies or religious studies or a bachelor’s degree in sociology or business entrepreneurship.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

The agreement calls for collaborative programs offering opportunities for students of both institutions to further professional and personal development. The initial focus will be on educational and career opportunities for Simmons College students through the College of Law, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Education at the University of Kentucky.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Administrators at Historically Black Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville received at least two racially offensive voice mails following the presidential election.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

The leaders of Simmons College of Kentucky and Kentucky State University, the only two historically Black educational institutions in the commonwealth, have announced new initiatives for increased financial, political, and moral investment in Black-led institutions that will be largely focused on the city of Louisville.

A report found that the seminary's founders owned slaves in the 19th century and later, seminary faculty defended racial segregation in the Jim Crow era.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

The first phase of the new program will allow Simmons graduates to get into the county's public school classrooms quickly through a 12-week summer boot camp that has been approved by the state.

The nation's newest HBCU has entered into an agreement with the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky that will explore ways to offer graduate education programs for Black students in Louisville's West End.

Founded by former slaves in 1879, what is now known as Simmons College of Kentucky has received accreditation for the first time from the Association for Biblical Higher Education.