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Kent State University's president-elect Beverly Warren (center) and Kent State-Stark Dean Walter F. Wagor (right) talk with students and faculty at the meet and greet reception held at the Stark campus, Thursday, Apr. 24, 2014, to welcome Warren.

President-Elect Warren visits regional campuses

Julia Adkins April 24, 2014

Kent State President-Elect Beverly J. Warren visited regional campuses Thursday and will continue to visit campuses Friday.Warren will visit Trumbull’s campus Friday from 3 to 4 p.m.Warren started her...

VIDEO: Warren brings enthusiasm for university life to KSU

Jimmy Miller April 23, 2014

As she walks into one of her final university council  meeting at Virginia Commonwealth University, Beverly Warren stops in the student commons to ask two girls about the henna tattoos they are selling.“Oh,...

Headshot courtesy of the Kent State Special Collections and Archives

Former KSU presidents reflect on accomplishments, challenges

Christina Suttles April 22, 2014

Whether you’re the president of the US, or a public midwestern university, success is based largely on your predecessor. Policies and projects take time, and it’s not unusual for the head of an institution...

President Lester Lefton prepares to break ground, Aug. 8, 2011, the beginning of years of extensive downtown development.

City credits Lefton with solidifying town-gown relations

Madeleine Winer April 21, 2014

The alleyways were dirty. Roadways were crumbling, and buildings were falling apart in downtown Kent.For 30 years, the city of Kent and the university made plan after plan to try to revitalize Kent’s...

Our View: The worst public transparency crisis since the last time around

DKS Editors April 20, 2014

University officials have declared they’re done talking about the presidential search that found President-Elect Beverly Warren. We wish we could be done too.We wish we didn’t have to remind the top...

Kent State president-elect Bevely Warren holds up a Kent State pullover she received from the board of trustees, after she was announced as the university's 12th president, Jan. 8, 2014.

Presidential search committee’s privacy called into question

Jimmy Miller April 8, 2014

Details about Kent State’s presidential search — the identities of the finalists interviewed for the presidential position and methods of funding the search have remained unanswered as the university...

Our View: Warren’s visit shows personality

DKS Editors March 2, 2014

Late last Thursday, as the temperature dipped to zero and the sky darkened over Risman Plaza, Beverly Warren ended a whirlwind day on campus — her second visit after being named the next Kent State president.She...

Kent State president-elect Beverly Warren meets with student media Thursday evening, Feb. 27, 2014, on the third floor of the student center, discussing her day spent visiting campus as well as some details about plans for the future.

Warren’s visit progresses presidential transition

Jimmy Miller February 27, 2014

President-elect Beverly Warren described her third visit to the Kent State main campus on Thursday as “prescribed time.” Warren, who in a “jam-packed” day met with a variety of administrative,...

Chair of Faculty Senate Paul Farrell speaks at a faculty senate meeting held in the Governance Chambers, Oct. 7, 2013.

Faculty ‘frustrated,’ ‘insulted’ with presidential search involvement

Jimmy Miller February 9, 2014

Just before the Board of Trustees announced Beverly Warren as the next president of Kent State Jan. 8, a select few Faculty Senate members were interviewing her on the second floor of Rockwell Hall.“We...

Kent State president-elect Dr. Beverly Warren waves to fans at the Kent State vs. Ohio University basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Warren's presidency will become effective in July, replacing outgoing President Lefton.

Student excitement surrounds Warren’s presidential tenure

Jimmy Miller January 21, 2014

Roslynn Porch embraced Kent State’s president-elect Beverly Warren after the two discussed what changes the Black United Students president wanted to see on Kent’s campus.“For a 15 minute conversation,...

New Kent State president featured on fake Twitter account

Rachel Gill January 21, 2014

An anonymous user known as @BeverlyJWarren has developed a popular following amongst many Kent State students.Within a week, this parody account has gained over 1,000 followers on Twitter.The fake account...

Former, current employers support Warren’s presidential move

Jimmy Miller January 14, 2014

Beverly Warren wakes up at 3 a.m. to begin her days as provost and senior vice president of Virginia Commonwealth University. “I can’t say enough about Beverly,” said Catherine Howard, vice provost...