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Kent State to pay at least $179K for presidential search, contract details ‘trade secrets’ claim from search firm

Laina Yost December 13, 2018

Kent State will pay Russell Reynolds Associates, the executive search firm chosen to find the university’s next president, a $170,000 retainer for its services, plus a $9,000 administrative fee.The total...

Nicholas Kollar, sophomore finance major, poses for a portrait near the Esplanade Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2018. Kollar is the newest student member of the Board of Trustees after being confirmed by Gov. Kasich on Aug. 16.

Locally raised finance student named to Board of Trustees

Dylan Reynolds September 5, 2018

If any student should have his finger on the pulse of the university, it is sophomore economics and finance major Nicholas Kollar.Kollar was appointed undergraduate student trustee of the Kent State University...

President Beverly Warren laughs during the Board of Trustees meeting in the Integrated Sciences Building Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.

Board of Trustees expresses support for new elementary, high school partnership with Geauga campus

Nicholas Hunter December 13, 2017

Kent State’s Board of Trustees passed a motion of support for a proposal brought up Wednesday by Berkshire Local School District to build preschool-through-12th grade facilities on the Kent State Geauga...

President Beverly Warren laughs during the Board of Trustees meeting in the Integrated Sciences Building Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.

Board of Trustees approves President Warren’s raise

Nicholas Hunter September 13, 2017

The Kent State Board of Trustees awarded President Beverly Warren a raise after carrying out her annual performance review.Meeting highlightsKent State's official Fall 2017 enrollment for the eight-campus...

Aeronautics and Technology Building on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. The building is home to the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology.

CAEST to be renamed the College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ray Padilla June 8, 2017

The Kent State Board of Trustees approved a proposed name change for the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology (CAEST) during the May 31 meeting. The college will now be named the...

Susan J. Stocker dean at Kent State University at Ashtabula talks to the Board of Trustees on Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Kent State trustees raise out-of-state and graduate tuition, push for research

Alicia Krynock May 31, 2017

The Kent State Board of Trustees approved new tuition rates and proposed initiatives to focus on developing research and resources at the university in June.The trustees approved the decision to freeze...

Donald L. Mason

Kasich appoints new Kent State trustee

Alicia Krynock May 23, 2017

Gov. John Kasich appointed private attorney Donald L. Mason to the Kent State Board of Trustees Fri., May 19, according to a Tuesday news release from the university.Mason replaced Richard Marsh, who died...

Alexander Wadley / The Kent Stater Ray Oak, Truck Driver, 37, inspects his Stag AR-15 rifle in preparation for the Open Carry/Firearm Education Walk at Kent State Sept. 24, 2016. “I believe anyone should be able to carry at any time. If you’re an adult and you’re able to go to war you should be able to carry a gun on campus. Just because you walk on campus doesn’t make you a criminal and mean they can take away your rights.” said Ray Oak.

Kent State trustees request changes for university deadly weapons policies

Mitch Felan September 30, 2016

Kent State's Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee moved to make changes to the university’s deadly weapon policy and end a conflict with state concealed carry laws during a meeting...

Board of Trustees approves changes amid projected growth

Olivia Minnier March 9, 2016

Kent State’s Board of Trustees endorsed several initiatives to improve campus amongst news of a projected increase in growth over the next five years.Enrollment is expected to grow at the Kent campus...

From left: Charlene Reed, Stephen Colecchi and Lawrence Pollock of the Board of Trustees meet with President Beverley Warren on Jan. 20, 2016. The board ratified the new collective bargaining agreement for tenured and tenure-track professors.

Board of Trustees ratifies new agreement

Karl Schneider January 20, 2016

Kent State’s Board of Trustees ratified the new collective bargaining agreement for full-time tenure track faculty on Wednesday. The ratification came after a special board meeting was called following...

The members of the Board of Trustees gather to approve and review the results of the multiple morning meetings regarding the school and plans for the future on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015.

Board of Trustees approves university vision statement, awards bonus to Warren

Kent State’s Board of Trustees approved the Strategic Roadmap for a Distinctive Kent State and a six-year capital spending plan at the Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 8.The meeting, held at Akron Children’s...

New state budget calls for tuition freeze

Austin Bennett July 10, 2015

Kent State’s tuition for in-state undergraduate students will not rise for the next two years as a result of Ohio’s new state budget, which mandates universities put a freeze on their tuition charge.As...

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