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Kean alumnus Robert Edmond in his store
Kean Health Information Management Graduate Finds Bliss — and Community — as Gym Owner

Kean Health Information Management Graduate Finds Bliss — and Community — as Gym Owner

Kean alumnus Robert Edmond relishes this time of year, when people flock to gyms determined to make good on their new year’s ‘get fit’ resolutions. Edmond owns a gym in West Orange, and building community around healthy habits is where he finds his bliss. 

Kean’s Diversity Council Promotes DEI and Social Justice

Kean’s Diversity Council Promotes DEI and Social Justice

The Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship at Kean University is a consortium of more than 130 school districts and community organizations that participate in programs designed to empower students, teachers and professional staff to create a more just society.

Tabitha in a dance mode with an eclectic dress and a big smile
Tabitha Brown to Appear in Kean President’s Distinguished Lecture Series

Tabitha Brown to Appear in Kean President’s Distinguished Lecture Series

Emmy award-winning TV host, best-selling author and vegan foodie Tabitha Brown will bring her upbeat message of positive change and doing “new things” to Kean on Monday, January 29.
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Kean.edu Website Redesigned to Promote Kean’s Research and Online Learning

Kean.edu Website Redesigned to Promote Kean’s Research and Online Learning

Kean University released a new website this month that is designed to better showcase the University’s research and online learning to prospective students and others while also improving the digital experience for mobile users.

Barbara George Johnson speaks at a podium at Kean
Kean Q&A: Vice President Barbara George Johnson, J.D., Continues ‘Transformative’ Work Through Murphy Appointment

Kean Q&A: Vice President Barbara George Johnson, J.D., Continues ‘Transformative’ Work Through Murphy Appointment

Kean Vice President of External Affairs and Urban Policy and Research Barbara George Johnson, J.D., has devoted her career to creating ‘transformative’ public policy that improves peoples’ lives, with a special focus on the health of mothers, babies and families.

Keanu's Winter Break Bucket List

Keanu's Winter Break Bucket List

Keanu the Cougar wanted to hang out with his best friend, President Repollet, over Winter Break. Find out what they planned.
DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette, Kean University's Nicky Sheats and David Zimmer, Executive Director of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank
Nicky Sheats, Ph.D., Receives Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

Nicky Sheats, Ph.D., Receives Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

Sheats, of the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean, received the award in the category of environmental justice, for his work focused on improving conditions in underserved communities.
A group of female Kean students in a discussion with a man around a table.
Farmers and Experts Gather at Kean to Discuss Environmental Justice

Farmers and Experts Gather at Kean to Discuss Environmental Justice

Kean University hosted soybean farmers and biofuel industry experts from across the United States recently for a conference on environmental justice and the potential of biodiesel as a sustainable energy solution. 

Jake Carlson, Ph.D., sociology assistant prof, testifies on social housing proposal
Kean Assistant Professor Testifies on Housing in Washington, D.C.

Kean Assistant Professor Testifies on Housing in Washington, D.C.

Assistant Professor of Sociology H. Jacob Carlson, Ph.D., provided expert testimony addressing the need for secure, affordable social housing in another example of Kean’s growing role as an urban research university.