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ĢƵ two-time alumna accepted to doctorate program

ĢƵ two-time alumna accepted to doctorate program

March 25, 2019

A ĢƵ two-time alumna and instructor was recently accepted into a doctorate program in educational psychology. La’Quida R. Smith, an instructor of psychology at ĢƵ, was recently accepted into the EdPsy program at the University of Kentucky. “When I first found out about my acceptance into the EdPsy program, I literally ran through the house screaming, thanking God,” Smith said. She called her husba...

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Former ĢƵ valedictorian honored by legislators

Former ĢƵ valedictorian honored by legislators

March 25, 2019

A former ĢƵ valedictorian was recently honored by Kentucky legislators. Alma Lopez Arellano, also a current employee and graduate student of ĢƵ, recently received recognition from the Kentucky Senate and House. “I was recognized for having a 4.0 GPA and for accomplishing that with all the obstacles within my college career,” Arellano said. “I was attending school while pregnant and then with a new...

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Renowned HBCU president to serve as keynote speaker for ĢƵ Women's History Assembly

Renowned HBCU president to serve as keynote speaker for ĢƵ Women's History Assembly

March 21, 2019

ĢƵ will host a Women’s History Assembly March 28 at 11 a.m. in the Carl H. Smith Auditorium in David H. Bradford Hall. Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, president of Tennessee State University, will offer the keynote address. Glover, also a certified public accountant and attorney, is one of two African-American women in the nation to hold the degrees of Ph.D., CPA and JD. In July, Glover became the 30th Internationa...

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ĢƵ ranks number one in teacher quality, Kentucky and HBCUs

ĢƵ ranks number one in teacher quality, Kentucky and HBCUs

March 19, 2019

ĢƵ ranks number one among colleges in the Commonwealth and historically black land-grant (agricultural) universities in the nation providing tenured and tenure-track level teaching to students, according to a recent statistical profile compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The new data report titled, “Where Are Students Most and Least Likely to Be Taught by Tenured and Tenure-Track Professors?” conf...

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