Kent State president pushes back at Ramaswamy’s university consolidation plan

As Vivek Ramaswamy calls to consolidate Ohio’s public universities, Kent State president invites him to campus

This story was originally published by Signal Ohio. A week after Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doubled down on his push to reform the state’s public universities, Kent State University President Todd Diacon delivered a message: “Come visit.”  Though Diacon didn’t explicitly mention Ramaswamy by name in an essay on the future of Ohio higher education published April 28, there’s no mistaking who he’s talking about.    The…

Kent State president pushes back at Ramaswamy’s university consolidation plan

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The president of Kent State University, one of four schools that GOP gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy singled out in an op-ed about potential university consolidation, published an online response Tuesday, noting state investment in higher education has plummeted over last 50 years and that KSU is making the necessary reductions.

Kent State University President Slams Vivek Ramaswamy’s Plan to Shut Down Ohio Colleges & Universities  - Ohio Democrats

Columbus, Ohio- Yesterday, in a rare move for a university president, Kent State University’s President joined a growing group of Ohioans slamming Vivek Ramaswamy’s plan to close colleges and universities across Ohio.  “Vivek Ramaswamy’s plan to shut down colleges and universities, including Kent State, is so dangerous for our state that even university presidents are speaking out,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “Ramaswamy…