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First-Generation Students Excel at Kean

Students who are the first in their families to attend college find extra support and resources at Kean University. Watch and learn how Cougars climb higher.

Panelists in the Public Affairs career forum speak to students at a dais

Kean Public Affairs Alumni Offer Students Expertise in Government

A panel of public officials, many of them Kean University alumni, shared career advice during a Kean Public Affairs Forum held on November 20.

Erik Parker, holding the Emmy Award, stands in the center of a group of people.

Communication Graduate Pursues Social Justice as Documentary Filmmaker for Major Networks

As a film director and producer, Erik Parker ’01 aims to open people’s minds through documentaries and TV shows that emphasize social justice.

Shawna Supel takes the oath of office with her father holding the Bible.

Computer Science Graduate Breaks Barriers with Career in Irvington Municipal Government

Shawna Supel ’05 took a job at Irvington’s town hall while she was studying at Kean. More than two decades later, she was sworn in as the township’s first woman and first person of color to serve as municipal clerk.

A group of Kean students at the Diversity Council conference in a selfie.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Focus of Kean Diversity Council High School Leadership Conference

At the Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship conference, nearly 1,000 students developed social justice action plans for their high schools, and 10 humanitarian awards were given out.

A female student holds a beaker aloft as a female professor looks on.

Expanded Office of Technology Commercialization Assists Kean Inventors with Moving Discoveries to the Marketplace

The OTC is “open for business and stronger than ever,” with staff, resources and information to help Kean researchers patent their discoveries and develop them for consumer use.

Deaf Actress Lauren Ridloff to Give President’s Distinguished Lecture at Kean

Tony-nominated actress Lauren Ridloff, who is also known for her roles as Marvel’s first Deaf superhero and as a regular in the TV show The Walking Dead, will address the Kean community on Monday, December 11 in the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

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