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ĢƵ athletics adds proven volleyball head coach

ĢƵ athletics adds proven volleyball head coach

August 2, 2018

ĢƵ officials announced the addition of an experienced volleyball head coach with a proven track record Thursday. DiShondra Goree, three-time Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) volleyball coach of the year, will take the helm of ĢƵ’s highly successful volleyball program. “I’m very excited for this new chapter,” Goree said. “I look forward to meeting and working with my team. I am r...

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Statue of trailblazing ĢƵ alumna to be featured in the Newseum

Statue of trailblazing ĢƵ alumna to be featured in the Newseum

August 2, 2018

The legacy of ĢƵ alumna, journalist and Civil Rights pioneer Alice Allison Dunnigan was recently honored by the West Kentucky African American Heritage Center in Russellville with a bronze statue. Dunnigan asked hard-hitting questions of United States presidents, highlighted stories of African-American history and fought for equal employment rights. The statue of Dunnigan could be on its way soon to the Newse...

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ĢƵ director of athletics confirmed as first female from Power Five to lead an HBCU

ĢƵ director of athletics confirmed as first female from Power Five to lead an HBCU

July 31, 2018

Earlier this month, ĢƵ officials announced the hiring of Etienne M. Thomas as the new director of athletics. After review, several sources suggest AD Thomas is the first female to leave a Power Five school to lead athletics at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU); while there may have been two males who made the leap previously. At the time of her hiring, it was believed that Thomas was possibl...

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ĢƵ basketball legend completes bachelor's degree

ĢƵ basketball legend completes bachelor's degree

July 27, 2018

A ĢƵ basketball legend recently returned to finish his degree. Elmore Smith, recently inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame and a member of the ĢƵ championship teams, received his diploma this summer. ĢƵ President M. Christopher Brown II congratulated Smith on Twitter and also noted ĢƵ diplomas are now in the original trivium and quadrivium (por...

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