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August, 2016
KSU student Jabreia Taylor named White House Initiative HBCU All-Star Jabreia Taylor, a political science and honors liberal studies major at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ (KSU), has been selected as a 2016 HBCU All-Star by the White House Initiative on Historically Read More KSU’s Career Fair to feature more than 50 employers Over 50 employers will be available at Kentucky State...
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ alumnus featured in Bloomberg
A recent Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ alumnus was recently featured in a Bloomberg story about Wall Street hiring from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Kirk L. Miller, former Student Government Association president, was featured as a recent hire of Wells Fargo. Miller told Bloomberg he was preparing for a move to Charlotte and considering a career as an investment banker or wealth manager. Click here to read the full story.
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame to Enshrine Former KSU Basketball Coach John McLendon … Again
HOUSTON, Texas – Legendary basketball coach and innovator John McLendon was announced as a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement class of 2016 as a coach. He will be honored Sept. 8-10 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Courtesy of Onnidan’s HBCUSports The announcement was made Monday, April 4 in Houston, the site of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four, and televised live on ESPN SportsCenter. McLendon had previ...
Heritage Assembly speaker explores Black history in the Commonwealth
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ´«Ã½ honored the past and looked to the future recently during its 2023 Heritage Assembly. Chaka Cummings, executive director of The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, provided the Heritage Assembly address. Cummings explored Black history through the thematic framework of award-winning scholar of Black history education Dr. LaGarrett King - Power, Oppression and Racism; Black Agency, Resistan...