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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Our View: Does a friendly president mean an open university?

March 29, 2015

Summary: We hope Kent State President Beverly Warren will break the university’s tradition of closed administrative searches. In our editorial before break, we made several statements that referred...

KSU Trustees Chair: ‘No laws have been broken’

May 19, 2014

Letter to the EditorThe success of Kent State University’s recent presidential search is already being felt across the region as Dr. Beverly J. Warren prepares to assume her new role in July, yet stories...

President Lester Lefton, after an announcement that the Esplanade would be dedicated to him.

Lefton to join Flashnotes board

Jimmy Miller May 1, 2014

Kent State President Lester Lefton will join an organization dedicated to helping students sell course-specific study materials upon his retirement June 30.Lefton plans to join Flashnotes, a rising company...

Our view: Lefton makes Kent State an international beacon

DKS editors April 21, 2014

Chances are, you’ve probably never seen President Lester Lefton taking a stroll around campus or engaging with students.  However, his long list of improvements and achievements at Kent State prove...

Kent State President Lester Lefton at his retirement reception.

Reception celebrates Lefton’s presidency

Elizabeth Randolph April 4, 2014

The Board of Trustees, faculty, staff members and students helped honor Kent State President Lester Lefton at his retirement reception Friday.Lefton’s reception in the Student Center Ballroom highlighted...

Outgoing president Lester Lefton listens at the Board of Trustees meeting, Jan. 9, 2014, that announced Beverly Warren as Kent's president-elect, to take effect in July.

Reception to honor Lefton set for Friday

Elizabeth Randolph March 31, 2014

A reception will be held this Friday to honor retiring President Lester Lefton, who announced last year that he will retire this July.The Board of Trustees is hosting the event, which will be held in the...

Guest columnist: 10 things KSU students need to know about the Board of Trustees

Jody Michael March 16, 2014

1. Your room and board rates are going up more than 3.8 percent next year. The Board of Trustees decided that on Wednesday.2. While students are paying hundreds more, President Lester Lefton is receiving...