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Lefton giving the Diversity Trailblazer Award to Gene Shelton, Nov. 14, 2014. Image courtesy of Kent State.

KSU diversity takes shape under Lefton, but some note room for improvement

Kara Taylor April 22, 2014

While on the Black United Students’ Board of Directors, Marvin Logan had the chance to personally interact with Kent State President Lester Lefton at BUS and diversity meetings and events on campus.While...

Opinion: A graduate’s view of President Lefton

Daniel Moore April 22, 2014

Boy, I was nervous. I was ready, but I didn’t feel it. I kept reviewing my typed questions and scribbled handwritten modifications that made certain phrases more friendly and less confrontational. I...

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...

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...

Alumni residency

Spare some change?

Daniel Moore April 21, 2014

At a fundraising event in November, Kent State President Lester Lefton strode up to the podium and, in a seven-minute speech, rattled off a long list of achievements.Record student enrollments. Record...

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...

Board approves Lefton’s $100K bonus, more than $33 million in building plans

The Kent State Board of Trustees awarded President Lester Lefton a $106,538 bonus and approved the construction for two new buildings on campus at its meeting Wednesday morning.The board approved the construction...

Our view: President opens up for students – but not all the way

DKS Editors February 24, 2014

Every week, we’re sent dozens of emails with campus events that could need coverage. Tucked away at the end of one such thread — Center for Student Involvement’s “News for the Week” — was a...

President Lester Lefton speaks at the Bowman Breakfast in the Student Center Ballroom, Oct. 2, 2013.

Want to have lunch with the president?

Jimmy Miller February 24, 2014

Freshman architecture major Christine Billie was used to addressing her high school principal “on a first-name basis.”But, once she arrived at a campus much larger than her high school, Billie found...

President Lester Lefton declines to comment when asked about his post-retirement plans, which include LeftonGroup, at a meet-and-greet event for president-elect Beverly Warren on Jan. 8 in the Schwebel Room.

LeftonGroup to offer higher-education consulting

Madeleine Winer January 12, 2014

Six months before retirement, Kent State President Lester Lefton is set to offer his expertise elsewhere.As the presidential search committee has narrowed down candidates for the top job at Kent State,...