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Stop the Stigma: Mental Health and Human Rights

Stop the Stigma: Mental Health and Human Rights

WNBA Hall of Famer Chamique Holdsclaw told an audience of students at the Kean Human Rights Conference last week to seek help if they are struggling with mental illness.

New York Red Bulls and Kean University Announce Partnership

New York Red Bulls and Kean University Announce Partnership

The New York Red Bulls and Kean University today announced a multi-year partnership that will provide students with experiential learning and career opportunities.

Kean Theatre Conservatory production
Kean Offers Students New Options in Musical Theatre, Exercise Science

Kean Offers Students New Options in Musical Theatre, Exercise Science

New undergraduate program options offered at Kean will help students prepare for careers in two different fields, exercise science and theatre.
Finish College Faster by Doing One Key Thing

Finish College Faster by Doing One Key Thing

Research shows that students who take 15 credits per semester graduate faster than average and have a higher grade point average. Check out this video to learn a few more perks of the “15 to finish” strategy. #15toFinish
Children in 2-3rd grade learn chemistry at Unity School in Morristown
Education Faculty Launch ‘Early Chemistry’ for Young Learners

Education Faculty Launch ‘Early Chemistry’ for Young Learners

A faculty member in the Kean College of Education is laying the groundwork for children to learn chemistry by introducing the subject at a young age – in second and third grade.

The Disney Logo with the words, Behind the Screens
Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Technology Works with Kean Students

Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Technology Works with Kean Students

A group of Kean communication students is getting an inside view of Disney and ABC Television as part of a virtual program that exposes college students from diverse backgrounds to what happens behind the scenes in network television.
DormlyBox co-founders Jaelen Hymes and Jared Shiffman pack boxes
Kean Students Launch Campus Delivery Service

Kean Students Launch Campus Delivery Service

Two student entrepreneurs saw a need on college campuses and came up with an innovative way to fill it.
Sandra Bodin-Lerner leads students through an exercise in Listening class
The Power of Listening

The Power of Listening

To be a better speaker, first learn to be a better listener.

Kean Adjunct Professor Sandra Bodin-Lerner, a professional communication coach who trains people in public speaking, shares that message with Kean students through the University’s Communication and Listening class.

Black History Month Proclamation

Black History Month Proclamation

Kean University celebrates the month of February 2022 as Black History Month and is rededicated to studying, honoring and championing the Black community — not just this month, but every day thereafter. 

A procession of doctoral students takes part in Kean Commencement in 2019.
Kean Designated as Doctoral University by Carnegie Commission

Kean Designated as Doctoral University by Carnegie Commission

Kean University has been named a Professional/Doctoral University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, reflecting the University’s increased number of doctoral programs offered and degrees awarded, and Kean’s strong commitment to research.