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ĢƵ recently awarded $260,000 from James Graham Brown Foundation

ĢƵ recently awarded $260,000 from James Graham Brown Foundation

March 29, 2021

ĢƵ was recently awarded $260,000 from the James Graham Brown Foundation for a project that will support veterans and adult work-ready training.  According to the grant proposal, the project is designed to support adult, transfer and veteran students in attaining or starting their college degree at ĢƵ. Some of the goals of the project include improving persistence rates among first-generation stude...

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ĢƵ administrator selected as a member of the 2021 Millennium Leadership Initiative

ĢƵ administrator selected as a member of the 2021 Millennium Leadership Initiative

March 29, 2021

A ĢƵ administrator was recently selected as a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) 2021 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI).  Dr. Tymon M. Graham, ĢƵ Chief of Staff, joined the 32-member MLI class of 2021.  According to an AASCU news release, “MLI provides individuals traditionally underrepresented in the highest ranks of postsecondary educati...

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ĢƵ celebrated Atwood Day to honor late President Atwood

ĢƵ celebrated Atwood Day to honor late President Atwood

March 29, 2021

ĢƵ celebrated Atwood Day March 25 to honor the late Rufus B. Atwood, the University’s ninth and longest-serving president. The Atwood Day Assembly, with the theme “Democracy Moving Forward: Looking Toward a New Day,” featured Dr. William H. Turner as its keynote speaker. Turner is the interim director of ĢƵ’s Center for Research on the Eradication of Educational Disparities (CREED) and the former...

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ĢƵ featured in Washington Post story about Black-owned distilleries

ĢƵ featured in Washington Post story about Black-owned distilleries

March 29, 2021

The Washington Post recently featured ĢƵ’s fermentation and distillation science program in a story about Black-owned distilleries in Kentucky.  The story discusses the program, features Dr. Kirk Pomper and Dr. Erin Gilliam, and discusses the history of African Americans and bourbon.  Click here to read the full story. To learn more about ĢƵ’s fermentation and distillation science program, click here.

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