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Health & Safety Information

Remote work and classes will continue through Sunday, January 30, 2022. All student services will remain accessible both remotely and in person, and athletics, theatre and most other events will continue as planned. For more information, view the university's health and safety protocols. Visit the  Spring 2022 Student Services Guide for information about student support services and campus activities available during the remote period.

The Common Read

An Overview

In Fall 2021, first-year students enrolled in Transition to Kean (GE1000) and sections of the First-Year Seminar (ID1500) will engage with the Common Read text, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. The purpose of the Common Read is to bring students together around a given text to discuss relevant and timely topics, to promote interdisciplinary discourse, and to create a shared intellectual experience for students in their first semester at Kean.

The Common Read Keynote Address

The College of Liberal Arts, the School of General Studies, the Human Rights Institute and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are excited to welcome Elizabeth Acevedo, author of this year’s Common Read, The Poet X, to campus on Tuesday September 28, 2021 for a reading and conversation in Wilkins Theatre. All first-year students are invited to attend this event. To find out more about the 9/28 event visit Cougar Link.

Additional Resources

About Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X.

Resources for teaching and learning with The Poet X.

The First-Year Seminar (FYS) program and courses.