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Warren hosts town-gown breakfast to celebrate her first year

Austin Bennett July 2, 2015

President Beverly Warren told an audience of more than 60 that the success of her first year is due to the willingness of the Kent community to embrace change.Warren spoke at the Kent State University...

Kent State names Nick Gattozzi executive director of government and community relations

Austin Bennett June 29, 2015

President Beverly Warren selected Nick Gattozzi as the university’s executive director of government and community relations on Monday.Gattozzi comes to Kent State from the Greater Cleveland Partnership,...

An aerial shot of the May 4 Memorial, with Taylor Hall on the right, and Blanket Hill center.

Rebranding discussion involves campus history, May 4

Jimmy Miller May 3, 2015

As President Beverly Warren and the university identify aspects of the Kent State rebranding process, perhaps one of the most controversial parts of the discussions remains what to do with May 4, 1970.Warren’s...

Provost Todd Diacon stands up and leaves after a question is directed at him during an open forum held by students to address the race issues at Kent State in the Governance Chambers on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

Students challenge Provost to increase funding for Pan-African and LGBTQ programs, address discrimination in tenure process

Matthew Merchant April 22, 2015

Alleged racial discrimination in the faculty tenure process was one of three concerns raised in a student-led forum on Wednesday in the Student Center Governance Chambers.More than 100 students, faculty...

OSA confronts President Warren on fair wage, union negotiations

TV2 March 11, 2015

OSA confronts President Warren on fair wage, union negotiations from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

“Mothers, Mentors and Muses” honors inspirational female faculty

Payton Moore March 10, 2015

Fifty-five female staff and faculty members received honorary recognition Tuesday in the Student Center Ballroom for the 6th annual “Mothers, Mentors and Muses.”Formerly known as the “Memories of...

Our View: Professionally sassy

KS Editors February 25, 2015

Summary: With students taking to social media to complain about the cold temperatures, we love that President Beverly Warren is also tuning in, and participating in, the conversation.With temperature readings...

Governor John Kasich celebrates his reelection with a roaring crowd at the Republican Parties watch party in Columbus on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.

Statewide task force to look into Ohio universities’ tuition

Kate Schwanke February 25, 2015

Kent State students may see tuition costs freeze by the 2016-2017 school year with a new task force overseeing costs at Ohio universities.Governor John Kasich signed an executive order on Tuesday, Feb....

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...

Changes for Kent State Athletics could come after signing day

Kaitlynn LeBeau January 20, 2015

KentWired.com on Vimeo.In just a few weeks, high school student athletes will have to make a big decision: which schools they want to sign with. This doesn’t give them a lot of time to consider Kent...

Graphic by Audrey Fletcher, Lauren Friedman and Ryan Dunn  

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,...

KSU in talks to collaborate with neighbor universities

Marissa Barnhart November 16, 2014

Possible collaboration has been the talk of recent conversation among the presidents of Kent State, the University of Akron and Youngstown State University.In July, Kent State President Beverly Warren...