KSU Students, Faculty Press For Transparent Presidential Search

Many colleges and higher learning institutions are expanding mental health resources for students during the pandemic. Teresa Johnston, the assistant vice president for student affairs at Kennesaw State University, shares details about Wellbeing@KSU.

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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.