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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 University Provost and Vice President Jeffrey H. Toney
Kean Senior VP Jeff Toney Awarded Top Science Research Honor

Kean Senior VP Jeff Toney Awarded Top Science Research Honor

Kean Senior Vice President for Research Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of Sigma Xi, the prestigious Scientific Research Honor Society. He is one of 15 members selected for the 2021 cohort for “exceptional contributions” to society and scientific enterprise.
Kean welcomes a new dean to the College of Education.
Dean of Education Chosen for National Fellowship on Teacher Preparation

Dean of Education Chosen for National Fellowship on Teacher Preparation

Kean’s Dean of the College of Education, Barbara R. Ridener, Ph.D., has been named an Impact Academy fellow by Deans for Impact, a national nonprofit organization that works to ensure every child is taught by a well-prepared teacher.
The Unity Cafe has opened in Kean's Cougar Hall
New Cafe Opens as Students Return to Kean’s Union Campus

New Cafe Opens as Students Return to Kean’s Union Campus

There’s a new place to dine on campus at Kean. Unity Cafe, a casual dining spot that sells fresh salads, panini sandwiches, baked goods made on site and more, opened on the ground floor of Cougar Hall.
Kean University History Professor Dennis Klein teaches a class at Kean's Union campus.
History Professor Honored with 16 Over 61 Award

History Professor Honored with 16 Over 61 Award

History Professor Dennis Klein, Ph.D., has received a 16 Over 61 Award for age-defying contributions and his “creativity, leadership and initiative.” The honor was awarded jointly by the Forward and Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan’s Wechsler Center for Modern Aging.
Michael Graves College Architecture Senior Marquis Major
Architecture Student Named National Rising Black Designer

Architecture Student Named National Rising Black Designer

A Kean University architecture student has received a prestigious national scholarship for young Black designers for his creative vision and outstanding design.

Kean Lecturer Carey H. Brown
Kean Faculty Member Re-elected to State Post

Kean Faculty Member Re-elected to State Post

Kean University Lecturer Carey H. Brown has been re-elected to the New Jersey Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) Board of Trustees as State Worker Representative.

Hyde and Seek Cat Cafe won a design award.
Kean Interior Design Graduates Receive Top Awards

Kean Interior Design Graduates Receive Top Awards

Two Kean interior design graduates from the Class of 2021 were recently honored by the New Jersey American Society of Interior Design for design excellence in their work.

Barbara George Johnson
President Biden Nominates Kean VP to Federal Education Foundation Board

President Biden Nominates Kean VP to Federal Education Foundation Board

President Biden has nominated Barbara George Johnson, vice president of external affairs and urban policy and research at Kean University, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. 

Students tour Kean on the first day of Kean Scholar Academy
Kean Scholar Academy Inaugural Class Arrives on Campus

Kean Scholar Academy Inaugural Class Arrives on Campus

High school freshmen from 11 New Jersey school districts arrived at Kean University this week to kick off the Kean Scholar Academy, a new dual-enrollment initiative that prepares selected high school students for future academic success and allows them to start earning college credits as early as