Beverly J. Warren is an American higher education administrator who was appointed the 12th president of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States; she replaced Lester A. Lefton in July 2014.
[2] Kent State University trustees will extend President Beverly Warren's contract through 2020.
[3] She announced her decision to step down as president in an email sent to students on October 23, 2018, stating that she would not be renewing her contract for the 2020-21 academic year.
Previously, Warren served as a professor and chair at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina.
She also served as an associate professor and director of graduate programs at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.