Kentucky State University (KSU) has long celebrated its status as the most diverse public university in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Both diversity and inclusion are central to the mission and vision of KSU, building on its legacy of achievement as a historically black, liberal arts, and 1890 Land Grant institution. The University affords access to and prepares a diverse student population to compete in a multifaceted, ever-changing global society. To accomplish this, Kentucky State University recognizes its strength of fostering an environment where diversity is valued, understood and respected. Moreover, KSU believes that diversity is the platform that provides opportunities for understanding socio-cultural challenges and intellectual differences.
The Institutional Diversity Policy, established by CPE on behalf of its Committee on Equal Opportunities (CEO) in partnership with the public institutions, provides the framework for accountability for all public postsecondary institutional diversity plans. CPE requires that each public institution submit, for approval, a campus-based diversity plan, which set specific strategies that promote diversity and measurable goals reflecting the institutional demographics in comparison to the general population. The statewide policy requires that institutional plans, at a minimum, address four areas: (1) student body diversity, (2) student success/closing the achievement gap, (3) workforce diversity, and (4) campus climate. KSU created its 2011 Institutional Diversity Plan to enable the institution to:
The Institutional Diversity Plan included two main goals:
1) Continue efforts to recruit and retain a majority population of African American students.
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