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OSA confronts President Warren on fair wage, union negotiations

TV2 March 11, 2015

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Student groups confront President Warren about labor union negotiations

Jimmy Miller March 11, 2015

Various groups of the Kent State student body and a dining services employee followed President Beverly Warren from the Student Center to her office in the library on Wednesday, asking for her support...

Kent State President Beverly Warren wraps up the Listening Tour she started when she first got to Kent in the Wright-Curtis Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Warren said that many of those she spoke to voiced similar concerns like racial diversity on campus, expanding growth and expanding the credit cap.

University employs branding agency to develop future university priorities

Christina Godfrey March 4, 2015

Kent State President Beverly Warren announced Monday that the university will be working with a branding agency to draft a “distinctive vision, core values and proposed university priorities for the...

Plunging temperatures heat tensions between KSU President and students on Twitter

Christina Godfrey February 24, 2015

Kent State President Beverly Warren responded to students' complaints via Twitter about walking to class in the below zero temperatures this winter. // [View the story "Plunging Temps Heat Tensions...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: Open Letter to President Beverly Warren

John Hess February 8, 2015

Dear President Warren,I have been lucky enough to meet you several times, and have consistently been impressed by your forthrightness, your approachability and your genuine interest in student affairs....

Our View: Home is where the heart is

KS Editors February 5, 2015

Summary: President Warren has finally found the heart of Kent State: the students. We encourage her to keep listening and to do what she can to improve the Kent State experience.Just in time for Valentine’s...

Kent State President Beverly Warren wraps up the Listening Tour she started when she first got to Kent in the Wright-Curtis Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Warren said that many of those she spoke to voiced similar concerns like racial diversity on campus, expanding growth and expanding the credit cap.

Warren emphasizes university unity during final Listening Tour stop

Christina Godfrey February 3, 2015

President Beverly Warren told an audience of more than 100 about the conclusions drawn from her six-month Listening Tour and the projects slated through the 2020 school year in the Center for the Performing...

Kent State President Beverly Warren talks with students during her Listening Tour in the Kiva on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Warren wanted to find out what Kent State University means to students and what students think needs to improve.

Presidential listening tour set to conclude Feb. 3

Christina Godfrey January 25, 2015

After six months, more than 60 tours and countless hours of communication, President Beverly Warren’s Listening Tour will make its final stop at Kent State to share the results of the tour and to answer...

1 University Commission invites student opinion

Hanna Moore November 30, 2014

The 1 University Commission, which President Beverly Warren formed in September, has been working to find solutions to better connect Kent State’s eight campuses. The commission, headed by Warren and...

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How does KSU president’s salary stack up to other employees?

Marissa Barnhart November 24, 2014

Earning a base salary of $450,000 per year, Kent State President Beverly Warren sits at the top of Kent State’s salary pool. Although Warren’s six-figures isn’t unusual for university presidents,...

Junior environmental conservation biology major Sean Nichols and junior German/French translation major Kyle Darrah smoke outside the Student Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Nichols said Kent State becoming smoke-free could potentially help him quit smoking, while Darrah said she thinks enforcing the policy would distract campus security from more pressing issues.

Smoking ban talks remain in president’s cabinet

Emily Mills November 23, 2014

Smokers — students, faculty and staff alike — huddled outside buildings or on the heated grates that line the sidewalks, sneaking a cigarette in between classes or during their lunch break, are a common...

Kent State President Beverly Warren talks with students during her Listening Tour in the Kiva Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Warren wanted to find out what Kent State means to students and what needs to improve.

Warren absorbs student feedback

Marissa Barnhart November 16, 2014

“Diverse.” “Success.” “Active.” “Home.”When asked to describe Kent State University in one word, students’ first response at President Beverly Warren’s listening tour event Nov. 13...