Tensions were high Monday during a listening session at Kennesaw State University.
Students and faculty pushed for transparency as the school looks for a new president. They also made it clear that they want a very different hiring process this time around. In the fall of 2016, the Board of Regents hired former Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens to run the school without conducting a search.
Olens’ hiring didn’t sit well with some in the KSU community, not just because of the lack of a search process. Many didn’t like his record of challenging the rights of LGBTQ people. Some saw his appointment as a political favor.
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