LEXINGTON, Ky., June 22 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news release:
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2026) - When Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers first came to the University of Kentucky as a student, Lexington felt like "the big city."
Growing up in Southeastern Kentuckybetween London and Manchester, Stivers saw UK as a place that opened his eyes to the diversity of the Commonwealth - its people, geography, industries and needs. Decades later, as one of Kentucky's most influential legislative leaders, he says his view of the university has expanded far beyond the classroom.
On this episode of "Behind the Blue,"Amy Jones-Timoney with UK Strategic Communications talks with Stivers about his path from Laurel County to...