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Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s work with pawpaw featured in the New York Times
Â鶹ֱ²¥ was recently featured in a New York Times story about the increasing popularity of pawpaw fruit. The story discusses the increasing attention on pawpaw due to climate change, economic inequity and access to food. The story also notes the pawpaw’s connection with slavery in America. Â鶹ֱ²¥ is a licensed propagator of pawpaw cultivars, with distribution to nurseries all over the United S...
Â鶹ֱ²¥ confers more than 200 degrees at commencement
More than 200 Â鶹ֱ²¥ graduates officially earned their degrees Friday, Oct. 16 during the Spring 2020 Commencement Convocation at Alumni Stadium. Nurses, educators, business professionals, computer scientists, social workers and future leaders of all kinds now go forth from the University, ready for the next level of success. Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in...
Â鶹ֱ²¥ announces first inductees into the 40 Under 40 Society
The Â鶹ֱ²¥ National Alumni Association (KSUNAA) recently announced the inaugural inductees into its 40 Under 40 Society. The society recognizes Â鶹ֱ²¥ alumni under the age of 40 who exemplify a broad range of high achievement in the legal field, media and arts, entrepreneurship, community service, faith and spirituality, culinary arts and a host of other professions. The KSUNAA will also recog...
Â鶹ֱ²¥ Spring 2020 Commencement Convocation valedictorian hopes a ceremony brings closure
The spring 2020 graduating class faced a semester like any other, putting the finishing touches of their college career on hold while the world dealt with a pandemic. In the spring, Â鶹ֱ²¥ President M. Christopher Brown II promised the spring 2020 class an in-person ceremony. On Oct. 16, President Brown delivered with a historic combined Founder’s Day and Commencement Convocation. Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s va...