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21-Year-Old Entrepreneur from Kean Launches First Business

21-Year-Old Entrepreneur from Kean Launches First Business

As the fitness industry recovers from a devastating pandemic, 21-year-old Kean Ocean business student Brandon Lombardo opens his first brick-and-mortar health shop.

Immersive Virtual Environment Opens at Kean

Immersive Virtual Environment Opens at Kean

The new Visualization and Immersive Studio for Education and Research (VISER) at the University breaks down the four walls of the classroom and offers Kean students a new learning experience.
Spotted Lanternfly – Why Is It So Bad?

Spotted Lanternfly – Why Is It So Bad?

A Kean researcher is working with students to understand how the destructive spotted lanternfly, a plant-hopping insect indigenous to parts of China, India and Vietnam, is spreading across New Jersey.
Kean Homecoming Draws Spirited Cougar Crowd

Kean Homecoming Draws Spirited Cougar Crowd

The Kean community came out in force to celebrate Homecoming with a festive campus carnival, football and a chance for Kean students, alumni, family and friends to reconnect.
Kean University Installs First Black President

Kean University Installs First Black President

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., a Kean alumnus and former Kean Trustee, was installed as the 18th leader and first Black President of the University in a campuswide ceremony attended by Kean faculty and students, state lawmakers, presidents of other colleges and universities across New Jersey, and family and friends.
Kean Alumna Climbs Higher in Design

Kean Alumna Climbs Higher in Design

Four years ago, Tricia Cenit wasn’t sure she could afford college. Now, after receiving a scholarship at Kean, her designs are in "The New York Times."
Kean Dedicates Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology

Kean Dedicates Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology

Kean University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially dedicate The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, and honor Distinguished Professor Emerita Dorothy Grant Hennings, Ed.D., and her husband, the late Professor George Hennings, Ed.D.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Kean University

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Kean University

Kean University kicked off #HispanicHeritageMonth with a proclamation read by Associate Vice President of Student Success and Retention Carlos E. Rodriguez, and cultural music by a live mariachi band.

Kean COVID Memorial Ceremony Sights and Sounds

Kean COVID Memorial Ceremony Sights and Sounds

The Kean community came together at the Miron Student Center to remember the colleagues, family members and friends we have lost to COVID-19. The ceremony included choral performances, personal remembrances and a healing ritual at the Be The Change Memory Garden.

New Uniforms Revealed for Kean Cougars

New Uniforms Revealed for Kean Cougars

Kean Athletics has a fresh new look. Check out the new uniforms our fall sports teams are wearing.