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Rev. Dr. C.B. Akins reminds graduates that their future is already promised
Rev. Dr. C.B. Akins opened the 2023 Baccalaureate Assembly at Kentucky State University offering two scriptures – Jeremiah 29:11 and Revelation 4:3 – as the focus of his address. He explained to the Class of 2023 that graduation is not the end; that they are just coming out of the ‘wilderness.’ “Most of us, even believers, are somewhere between Egypt and Canaan,” Akins shared. “We have enough faith to get out of Egypt, but not enou...
Student-athlete hits home run, named class valedictorian
Collier Higgs started playing baseball when he was just three years old and has loved the sport ever since. In fact, baseball is what led him to Kentucky State University. In 2018, he attended a baseball camp where he met and impressed Head Coach Rob Henry. After touring the university with his parents, Higgs knew that, “this HBCU was where I would call home for the next four years.” Higgs, an Owensboro, Kentucky native, will del...
Kentucky State University responds to NCAA committee findings
Kentucky State University accepts responsibility for the infractions reported in the May 9, 2023, NCAA report. According to University officials, the Department of Athletics fully cooperated with the NCAA’s Enforcement Staff and resolved the violation through a negotiated resolution reviewed by the NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions. [NCAA Division II Manual Bylaws 14.01.1, 14.2, 14.2.2, 14.12.1 and 16.8.1 (2019-20)] The ins...
Kentucky State University Board of Regents announces the three finalists for president
FRANKFORT – Kentucky State University Board of Regents today announced the selection of the three finalists who will advance in the selection process for the University’s next president. The announcement came after a Special Called Joint Meeting of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents and the Presidential Search Committee. The selected finalists are Koffi C. Akakpo, Ph.D., current president/chief executive officer at Blue...