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Kentucky's first African American and woman to serve as state registrar to receive associate degree from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

Kentucky's first African American and woman to serve as state registrar to receive associate degree from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

December 31, 1969

A historical figure in Kentucky’s history came back to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ for an associate degree. It took some coaxing from her sister, however, to do it. Barbara White, 80, and the Commonwealth’s first African American and first woman state registrar, enrolled at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in 1957. White completed the 1957-58 and 1958-59 semesters, then withdrew because of other life obligations. White went back for a semester in 1962...

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Former Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ interim president released new book; The Harlan Renaissance

Former Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ interim president released new book; The Harlan Renaissance

December 31, 1969

A former Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ interim president and director of the Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities recently published a new book about Black life in Harlan County, Kentucky.  Dr. William H. Turner’s new book, The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns, is available now through West Virginia University (WVU) Press.  According to the WVU Press summary, “Turner recon...

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August, 2017

August, 2017

December 31, 1969

Lisa Lang named General Counsel at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ FRANKFORT — Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President M. Christopher Brown II recently named Lisa K. Lang, Esq., an attorney with vast experience in higher education, to the position of General Counsel. Remembering Dr. Norris Allen Edney: A Beloved Giant Among Us Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President M. Christopher Brown II...

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ named a best college for veterans among regional colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ named a best college for veterans among regional colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report

December 31, 1969

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ was recently named as a best college for veterans among regional colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ rose to fourth in the category, up from 12th in the 2021 rankings.  According to the methodology used by U.S. News and World Report for the category, factors included in determining the ranks were that the institution is certified for the GI Bill®; the institution participate...

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