News Archive

The inspiration for Kean student Jason Van Woeart’s first children’s book came in the form of a small, stray calico cat named Marina Cat. The English education major wrote "The Adventures of Marina Cat: who ate my food?" after meeting and feeding the feline at a Carteret marina.

Kean students in the Public Relations Campaigns course are creating PR campaigns for clients in business, the arts and more as a way to build career skills and develop professional networks through their classwork. They are also getting feedback from Kean alumni who are now professionals in the field.

When does the Electoral College vote? Do electors get paid? How is the presidential electoral process working this year? Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., a Kean associate professor of history and former elector sheds light on this hot topic.

Kean industrial design students are receiving important one-on-one feedback and networking with professionals through a collaboration with the prestigious global design company Aruliden.

Kean management Lecturer Dawn Adams-Harmon, DM, has developed a new theory for the invisible barrier to women’s career advancement in STEM fields, with research findings that replace the “glass ceiling” with a “360-Degree Gender Sphere.”

The Research & Development Council of New Jersey honored Kean President Emeritus Dawood Farahi, Ph.D., as the Educator of the Year at the recent Thomas Alva Edison Patent Awards ceremony in recognition of his innovative leadership in higher education and his impact in science and research.

Kean sociology Professor Celene Krauss, Ph.D., an expert on the intersection of gender, race, class and environmental justice, spoke to Kean News about environmental justice, the role of women, and the impact of Black Lives Matter. 

Faculty, staff and students from across Kean University are working together to conduct a thorough self-study as part of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education accreditation process.

Kean University has launched the Equity in Action Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program to enhance its standing as one of the most diverse universities in the nation and attract a diverse group of postgraduate students with two-year fellowships to teach and conduct research at Kean.

Fourteen Kean School of Computer Science and Technology students presented at the Great Minds in STEM national conference and two won first-place honors.