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Lamont Repollet

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I had the privilege of speaking on an esteemed panel of game changers in education at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. We examined the importance of building a pipeline from pre-K to college to boost the number of Black teachers across the country.

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Thousands Attend 2nd Annual Jazz & Roots Festival

Kean University’s Jazz & Roots Music Festival drew a crowd of more than 4,000 to the Lawn at Enlow Hall on Saturday, September 24, for an evening of jazz, blues and reggae music, featuring Jazz Master Dianne Reeves and other performers. The audience, more than twice the size of last year’s inaugural festival, brought chairs, blankets and picnic baskets and settled in for the music under a sunny, autumn sky.
Kean President Repollet with other panelists and the moderator for a Congressional Black Caucus panel.

Kean President Addresses Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., spoke today on a Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference panel in Washington, D.C. about the importance of building a pipeline to boost the number of Black teachers across the country.
Photos of the four Kean Distinguished Alumni Award honorees.

Kean to Honor Distinguished Alumni

Four Kean University alumni who built successful careers in fields from advertising to government will be honored Friday with Kean Distinguished Alumni Awards.   The honorees are:

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