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Koffi C. Akakpo Will Be the Nineteenth President of Kentucky State University

Since February 2019, Dr. Akakpo has been president of Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, Kentucky. Before becoming president of the community college, he was vice president for business, administrative, and student services at North Central State College in Mansfield, Ohio.

Koffi Akakpo Named President of Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Kentucky

Currently, Dr. Akakpo serves as vice president for business, administrative, and student services at North Central State College in Mansfield, Ohio. Earlier, he was director of financial planning and management and an adjunct faculty member at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.

Grants and Gifts

• Ashland University in Ohio received a three-year, $1,580,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the recruitment and retention program...

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Tonya Smith-Jackson Appointed Chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark

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Tonya Smith-Jackson comes to her new role from North Carolina A&T State University, where she serves as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. She is slated to take the helm of Rutgers University-Newark on August 1.

John Nunes Is the Ninth President of California Lutheran University

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