2020
Kentucky State University’s work with pawpaw featured in the New York Times
Kentucky State University was recently featured in a New York Times story about the increasing popularity of pawpaw fruit. The story discusses the increasing attention on pawpaw due to climate change, economic inequity and access to food. The story also notes the pawpaw’s connection with slavery in America. Kentucky State University is a licensed propagator of pawpaw cultivars, with distribution to nurseries all over the United S...
Kentucky State University confers more than 200 degrees at commencement
More than 200 Kentucky State University graduates officially earned their degrees Friday, Oct. 16 during the Spring 2020 Commencement Convocation at Alumni Stadium. Nurses, educators, business professionals, computer scientists, social workers and future leaders of all kinds now go forth from the University, ready for the next level of success. Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in...
Mister and Miss Kentucky State University ascend the throne at historic coronation
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and special guests gathered virtually and on a limited basis in-person for the coronation of the 91st Miss Kentucky State University and 27th Mister Kentucky State University in Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall Oct. 15. Yasmine Kimyea Harper, the 91st Miss Kentucky State University, said she remembers her tour of the Kentucky State campus as a prospective student and the brightn...
Kentucky State University Spring 2020 Commencement Convocation valedictorian hopes a ceremony brings closure
The spring 2020 graduating class faced a semester like any other, putting the finishing touches of their college career on hold while the world dealt with a pandemic. In the spring, Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II promised the spring 2020 class an in-person ceremony. On Oct. 16, President Brown delivered with a historic combined Founder’s Day and Commencement Convocation. Kentucky State University’s va...