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Members of campus union AFSCME and student organization USAS picket outside the M.A.C. Center on May 1, 2015, as President Beverly Warren is inaugurated inside. The Board of Trustees and AFSCME both accepted a report from a fact-finder Thursday, bringing a successful end to the negotiation process and preventing campus workers from potentially going on strike.

Kent State, AFSCME reach collective bargaining agreement

Emily Mills June 4, 2015

Kent State and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 153 reached an agreement Thursday, preventing a potential strike from campus workers, including custodians...

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New vice president of institutional advancement seeks solutions to decreasing state funding

Jimmy Miller May 26, 2015

Early in his first week on campus, new vice president for institutional advancement Jeffery McLain carried a map in his suitcoat pocket, ready to mark recommendations for the best restaurants around the...

Jewish Studies Program honors former director, celebrates 40th anniversary

Jimmy Miller May 20, 2015

At age 14, Herbert Hochhauser began learning English from his home in Switzerland, and then six months later, he took an IQ test upon his immigration into the United States. He was told he would be successful...

Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff reacts as Jimmy Hall makes a basket during the first half of the MAC Tournament game against the University of Akron on Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Quicken Loans Arena. The Flashes fell to the Zips, 53-51.

Men’s basketball coach gets five-year contract extension

Jimmy Miller May 20, 2015

Kent State announced men’s basketball coach Rob Senderoff signed a five-year contract extension on Sunday, extending his tenure through the 2020-2021 season.In a press release, Senderoff thanked Athletic...

Jewish Studies Program to celebrate 40 years, honor retired director at dinner

Jimmy Miller May 15, 2015

Through cocktails, a dinner and a program, Kent State’s Jewish Studies Program will celebrate its 40-year anniversary on Sunday and pay homage to its longest-serving director, Herbert Hochhauser.The...

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Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs to split into two separate divisions

Emily Mills May 15, 2015

The Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, an entity that oversees student life at Kent State, will split into the Office of Enrollment Management and the Division of Student Affairs on...

Petition for no-confidence vote against provost introduced at Faculty Senate

Emily Mills May 12, 2015

A Kent State professor introduced a petition at Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting calling for a vote of no confidence against Provost Todd Diacon.The petition was created in response to Diacon’s vote...

Faculty Senate approves new major, changes to student dismissal process, post-secondary education

Jimmy Miller May 12, 2015

In its last meeting of 2015, Faculty Senate unanimously approved the creation of a Business Analytics major, lowered the GPA range for dismissal review and established a program to replace the Post-Secondary...

Beverly Warren speaks at her presidential inauguration ceremony, held in the M.A.C. Center on May 1, 2015.

Beverly Warren officially becomes Kent State’s 12th president

Christina Godfrey May 1, 2015

Beverly Warren is now officially president of Kent State University.At her inauguration ceremony Friday in the M.A.C. Center, Warren  told an audience of more than 750 about her plans for student excellence,...

President Bev Warren recounts her first 100 days as Kent State Universitys President during the Bowman Breakfast Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014.

Kent State’s 12th president to be inaugurated

Christina Godfrey April 29, 2015

With her first year coming to a close, President Beverly Warren has been celebrating with students, faculty and the Kent community this week in the days leading up to her inauguration Friday.“It’s...

Kent State prepares for inaguration week activities

April 27, 2015

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Former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the press after attending the annual Women Empowerment Principles event at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. (Niu Xiaolei/Xinhua/Sipa USA/TNS)

College Democrats react to Hillary Clinton running for president

Matt Poe April 22, 2015

Kent State College Democrats discussed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s political background and leadership abilities after her announcement to run for the Democratic nominee in 2016.The former...

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