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Earlier this week, I was able to speak with Dr. Everett McCorvey who has been at the University of Kentucky for 29 years. Dr. McCorvey was  the first African American to graduate with a doctoral degree in music from the University of Alabama. He is deeply passionate about ensuring all our students have the opportunity to succeed. Where are you from, and how did you get here? I was educated in the public schools growing up in Montgomery, Alabama. Actually, President Capilouto and I went to the same high school, just at different times. After graduating high school, I went to the University of Alabama where I completed two degrees – a bachelor’s and a master’s – in vocal performance. Then, I moved to New York and freelanced for about 5 years before going back to the University of Alabama to complete my doctorate. I stayed at the University of Alabama because my voice teacher was a professor there. A lot of times in the performing arts, when you find teachers you really clic

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