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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Mourns Beloved Educator, Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Band Director Samuel L. Griffin

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Mourns Beloved Educator, Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Band Director Samuel L. Griffin

August 7, 2017

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President M. Christopher Brown II joined hundreds as word spread of the death of esteemed educator and founder of Alcorn State University’s Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite, Samuel L. Griffin, to remember his incredible legacy.  During his tenure as president at Alcorn, Brown, in recognition of Griffin’s years of service, organized a farewell tour of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and had the privilege of...

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ received more than $1.5 million in grants in July

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ received more than $1.5 million in grants in July

August 4, 2017

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ (KSU) received four grants in July, totaling more than $1.5 million. Funds were granted from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Division of Minority Health, the National Transportation Cabinet, the University of Kentucky Research Foundation, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The largest grant is $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Division of Minority Health. The...

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More than 110 students engage in STEM subjects during the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Verizon Innovative Learning Program

More than 110 students engage in STEM subjects during the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Verizon Innovative Learning Program

July 28, 2017

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ (KSU) and Verizon continue to partner to provide high-quality access to STEM educational resources to minority males. More than 110 sixth through eighth graders from Fayette and Franklin counties are attending the Verizon Innovative Learning Program Summer Academy at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ from July 10 – 28. The summer academy is the culminating event for the yearlong program which engages students in S...

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President  M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D. details the purpose of the new Atwood Institute

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D. details the purpose of the new Atwood Institute

July 5, 2017

HBCU Digest published a commentary by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D. about our newly created research center, the Atwood Institute for Race, Education and the Democratic Ideal. “Our executive leadership endorsed this idea for several reasons, but chief among them was the opportunity for KSU to lead both national conversations and research in each of these critically important and interse...

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