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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.
Kean Forges Education Partnership with New York Jets

Kean Forges Education Partnership with New York Jets

Kean is teaming up with the New York Jets to create academic and career opportunities for students, becoming an Official Education Partner of the NFL team.
Kean Appoints Nationally Recognized Communication Scholar as Top Academic Leader

Kean Appoints Nationally Recognized Communication Scholar as Top Academic Leader

David S. Birdsell, Ph.D., a veteran higher education leader and esteemed political communication scholar, will serve as the new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs following a comprehensive national search focused on fostering student and faculty success.
Kean University Commencement Behind the Scenes

Kean University Commencement Behind the Scenes

Find out what it takes to plan and execute 10 commencement ceremonies, over four days, during one pandemic.
Kean Celebrates Commencement with Week of In-Person Ceremonies

Kean Celebrates Commencement with Week of In-Person Ceremonies

Under a bright blue sky with loved ones watching, members of Kean’s Class of 2021 marched into Alumni Stadium for 10 Commencement ceremonies held over four days to celebrate their remarkable achievements amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
She Graduated at 60. She’s Just Getting Started.

She Graduated at 60. She’s Just Getting Started.

Janice Sampson '21 celebrated her 60th birthday on her last day of final exams at Kean University. The graduating senior says her experience as a non-traditional student at Kean empowered her to transform her life and pursue her dreams.
#VaxUpKean

#VaxUpKean

Kean students share why they chose to receive a COVID-19 vaccination and urge their fellow Cougars to #VaxUpKean. All members of the Kean community are encouraged to register to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible to protect their health and the health of those around them.
How College Sports Overcame Covid

How College Sports Overcame Covid

Athletes at Kean University say training and competing was emotionally and physically challenging amid COVID-19. But they persevered with the help of their teammates and coaches and made it happen.

Get Ready for the Biology Revolution, Distinguished Lecturer Tells Kean Community

Get Ready for the Biology Revolution, Distinguished Lecturer Tells Kean Community

Kean University launched virtual Research Days — two days of research presentations by more than 1,400 students and faculty — with a Distinguished Lecture by futurist Jamie Metzl, who told the Kean audience to prepare for the biology revolution.
Kean Student Plans to Pitch Musical to Broadway

Kean Student Plans to Pitch Musical to Broadway

Four years ago, Sam Royster began writing a musical about Josephine Baker, the Harlem Renaissance entertainer, French Resistance spy and celebrated Civil Rights activist. On the brink of his graduation from Kean University, he’s ready to pitch it to Broadway and share it with the world.