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A Look Into Kentucky State's Third Thursday Thing
Community members gathered on the Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm on July 17 for the Third Thursday Thing program, a monthly sustainable agriculture workshop. This month’s workshop topics focused on cattle and poultry presented by Dr. Abbigail Hines, Mike Wilson, and Dr. Frederick Bebe.Participants from throughout the Commonwealth attend the workshops, with some attendees regularly coming nearly every month to expand their kno...
Kentucky State University agriculture professors receive nearly $60,000 to encourage organic agriculture
Kentucky State University’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...
Kentucky State University chosen as a site for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Competitiveness Tour
Kentucky State University is among one of four campuses across the nation selected as a site for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Competitiveness Tour. Kentucky State was one of four campuses in the nation scheduled for a visit by Johnathan M. Holifield, executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to discuss HBCU competitiveness and regi...
Kentucky State University football head coach will step down for position at Air Force Academy
Kentucky State University football head coach Charlie Jackson will step down from his role after accepting a job as the assistant head football coach at his alma mater, the United States Air Force Academy. Jackson began as the Kentucky State football head coach in January 2019 and led the Thorobreds to a 14-7 record through two complete seasons. The Thorobreds were 0-10 the season prior to Jackson’s arrival. “We thank Coach Jac...