UPike President: Four-Year University Study Welcomed, But Some Assumptions Wrong

According to University of Pikeville President Burton Webb, the recently-released study on whether there should be a four-year state-run university in Eastern Kentucky is the beginning of a welcomed conversation. But it’s not the conclusion. On Nov. 17, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education voted to release the findings of the study, which was performed as a result of a Senate resolution sponsored by Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester).