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Kean Students, Children with Special Needs, Climb Higher with Adapted PE Program
Kean Students, Children with Special Needs, Climb Higher with Adapted PE Program
Kean's Cougars C.L.I.M.B. Adapted Physical Education program helps children with disabilities, ages 5-21, develop their motor skills by playing different sports and games. The program, created by Assistant Professor Alexandra Stribing, Ph.D., also gives Kean education students a hands-on learning experience.
Supercharging Student Engagement by Embracing Diverse Cultures
Supercharging Student Engagement by Embracing Diverse Cultures
On the seventh episode of Kean’s podcast, Urban Impact, Ana I. Berdecia, director of the Center for the Positive Development of Urban Children at the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean, discusses the impact teachers have when they embrace the different cultures of their students and why stepping up cultural celebrations and measures that embrace diversity are key to engaging students on a deeper level.
New Program at Kean Aims to Bring Students Back to College
New Program at Kean Aims to Bring Students Back to College
The message is clear: it’s never too late to return to college. A new Kean program encourages former students who left school to come back and complete their degrees.
KEANetwork, Offering a Discounted Kean Degree, Expands
KEANetwork, Offering a Discounted Kean Degree, Expands
KEANetwork works with school districts, associations and businesses, including the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team, to provide the benefit of a reduced-cost education at Kean to their employees and active members.
Students Create Immersive VR Experience for Nantucket Historical Association
Students Create Immersive VR Experience for Nantucket Historical Association
See how a group of talented Kean students collaborated to bring Nantucket’s rich past to life through the fascinating, cutting-edge world of virtual reality.
Kean Provost Delivers Keynote Address at Conference in China
Kean Provost Delivers Keynote Address at Conference in China
Kean Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David S. Birdsell, Ph.D., discussed areas of potential cooperation between the U.S. and China at a conference held at Xiamen University, one of the top institutions of higher education in China.
Physicist Michio Kaku, Ph.D., to Give Distinguished Lecture at Kean
Physicist Michio Kaku, Ph.D., to Give Distinguished Lecture at Kean
Influential physicist Michio Kaku, Ph.D., will speak on The Future of the Mind on Monday, April 24 at Kean as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The event kicks off the University’s Research Days.
My Experience Speaking to U.S. Legislators on Capitol Hill
My Experience Speaking to U.S. Legislators on Capitol Hill
Ms. Stasil goes to Washington. Travel along with a Kean University graduate student, Julia Stasil, who shares her recent visit to Capitol Hill as part of a Kean delegation.
Kean Students Travel the World to Give Back and Learn
Kean Students Travel the World to Give Back and Learn
Kean University students spent Spring Break traveling across the globe as part of six international Travelearn excursions, including a trip to Costa Rica to launch Kean’s new Give Back Abroad internship initiative.
Kean Alumnus Ricardo Roig Named University’s Artist-in-Residence
Kean Alumnus Ricardo Roig Named University’s Artist-in-Residence
The 2008 Kean alumnus will return to campus in the Fall to create a mural at the Human Rights Institute, conduct workshops and classes with students, and show new work.