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Kean University professors J. Barry Mascari and Jane Webber
Q&A: J. Barry Mascari, Ed.D., and Jane Webber, Ph.D. on Counseling, Kean and Achieving a Pinnacle

Q&A: J. Barry Mascari, Ed.D., and Jane Webber, Ph.D. on Counseling, Kean and Achieving a Pinnacle

J. Barry Mascari, Ed.D., chair of Kean University’s graduate Department of Counselor Education, and Jane Webber, Ph.D., lecturer and doctoral program coordinator in the department, were named Fellows of the American Counseling Association, the world's largest organization representing professional counselors.
Occupational Therapy students sit at the table to have dinner with their patients.
OT Students Help Senior Citizens Stay Safe at Home and in the Community

OT Students Help Senior Citizens Stay Safe at Home and in the Community

Occupational therapy students from Kean have been making house calls to help make senior citizens safer in their homes and communities, teaching fall prevention, conducting home assessments, and getting the elderly patients out into their communities.
Kean Athletic Training Students Take the Field for the NFL

Kean Athletic Training Students Take the Field for the NFL

Graduates from Kean's athletic training program are gaining on-the-field experience with professional, college and local sports teams. Says one student currently working with an NFL team, "My office is a football field."
Criminal justice professionals attend a simulation at Kean University
Walking in the Shoes of Ex-offenders

Walking in the Shoes of Ex-offenders

Criminal justice professionals got a small sense of just how difficult it can be to rebuild your life after getting out of a prison during the recent Re-Thinking Re-Entry simulation event held at Kean.
Kean student stands, looking at the Empty Place At The Table Art Display
Domestic Violence Awareness Exhibition at Miron Student Center

Domestic Violence Awareness Exhibition at Miron Student Center

The Empty Place at the Table exhibition gave the Kean community the opportunity to read stories of victims of domestic violence, while showing the impact of not having loved ones at the table. 
Kean President Dawood Farahi reads to a pre-school class on campus.
President Farahi Is 'Mystery Reader' at Child Care Center

President Farahi Is 'Mystery Reader' at Child Care Center

Davinder Kaur's preschool class at the Kean Child Care and Development Center had a special "Mystery Reader" this week — Kean President Dawood Farahi, Ph.D.

Students and alumni of Kean University - Human Rights Institute
March for Our Lives: Road to Change

March for Our Lives: Road to Change

Kean University students Spencer Martin ’19 and Gunneet Malhi ‘21, and recent alumni Sarah Coykendall ’18 and Sarah Mack ‘18 attended the March for Our Lives: Road to Change in Morristown, N.J. The event, part of a 75-city tour, was designed to educate young people about the issue of gun violence

Kean Gospel Choir Is Three-peat Winner at McDonald’s Gospelfest

Kean Gospel Choir Is Three-peat Winner at McDonald’s Gospelfest

The Kean Gospel Choir took home first place for the third straight year at McDonald’s Gospelfest, held Saturday, May 12 at Newark Symphony Hall.

 

Lesniak Institute Hosts Youth Against Gun Violence Roundtable

Lesniak Institute Hosts Youth Against Gun Violence Roundtable

High school students from throughout Union County recently gathered for a roundtable discussion about youth activism against gun violence at the inaugural event of Kean University’s Lesniak Institute for American Leadership.

Kean Professor Shaping Metal and Minds

Kean Professor Shaping Metal and Minds

When she’s not shaping metal in her art studio, Kean University Professor Jennifer Crupi is shaping minds in her classroom. Watch and learn about her unique artistic sense, which has led her to prominent exhibitions in the Smithsonian and other major galleries.