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‘U.S. News & World Report’ Ranks Kean University Among Top in Nation for Social Mobility

‘U.S. News & World Report’ Ranks Kean University Among Top in Nation for Social Mobility

Kean University is among the country’s top institutions of higher education in social mobility for students, ranking number 26 among national universities in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best Colleges rankings. The category recognizes Kean’s success in supporting economically disadvantaged students on their path to graduation. 
Camp Abilities and Kean University Team Up

Camp Abilities and Kean University Team Up

Kean University faculty and students participated in New Jersey’s first-ever Camp Abilities sports camp at the Field of Dreams in Toms River, giving young people with visual impairments a chance to play ball.
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Kean Assistant Vice President Selected for National Leadership Academy

Kean Assistant Vice President Selected for National Leadership Academy

Kean Assistant Vice President for Student Retention and Dean of Students Marvin Adames, J.D., joins the latest cohort of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo.
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Cleverly Defiant Body of Work by Figurative Artist Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern Opens at Kean

Cleverly Defiant Body of Work by Figurative Artist Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern Opens at Kean

The works of the award-winning American figurative artist, known for re-contextualizing art-historical images within a contemporary setting, are on display at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery in the exhibition, "RE: History Contemporary Takes" through December 8.
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Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean Features Reggae, Fusion and Fun

Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean Features Reggae, Fusion and Fun

Kean University invites the public to its third annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free, outdoor celebration of an eclectic variety of music, at the Kean campus on Saturday, September 23.

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Kean Business Student Scores Jobs with Both NY Jets and NY Giants

Kean Business Student Scores Jobs with Both NY Jets and NY Giants

When Kean University senior Sebastian Salazar graduated from high school in 2020, he wrote in his yearbook that his 10-year goal was to work for an NFL franchise.

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Collage Works by Internationally Recognized Artists at Kean

Collage Works by Internationally Recognized Artists at Kean

The Galleries at Kean University features the top artistic talent in the medium of collage this Fall with the National Collage Society: 39th Annual Juried Exhibit at the Liberty Hall Academic Center Gallery through Saturday, September 30.

Kean Reveals New Keanu Mascot

Kean Reveals New Keanu Mascot

Kean University unleashes its power as New Jersey’s research university to give the Kean cougar mascot a makeover for the new school year. Check out Keanu’s transformation.

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Kean Enrollment Grows to Highest Total in History

Kean Enrollment Grows to Highest Total in History

More than 17,000 students from 82 countries and 35 states are registered at Kean University this fall, marking record enrollment that showcases the urban research university’s tremendous growth worldwide.

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On the 'Threshold of a New Era,' Kean President Marks Opening Day

On the 'Threshold of a New Era,' Kean President Marks Opening Day

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., announced record enrollment of registered new students and highlighted the University’s role as an anchor institution during his annual Opening Day address.