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Building Bridges Across Continents
Building Bridges Across Continents
Kean students recently got a lesson in international social activism from the head of a nonprofit organization that is helping to build communities in impoverished areas in South Africa.
Solemn Ceremony, Day of Service, Memorialize September 11
Solemn Ceremony, Day of Service, Memorialize September 11
The Kean University community remembered the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in a solemn ceremony at the University’s Human Rights Institute that also marked a day of service to others.
New Academic Programs Expand Kean’s Educational Offerings
New Academic Programs Expand Kean’s Educational Offerings
Five new degree programs have been added to Kean University’s academic offerings for the 2018-2019 academic year to meet the growing demand for healthcare professionals and offer students a global perspective in an evolving job market.
Politics and “Scandal” Open Distinguished Lecture Series
Politics and “Scandal” Open Distinguished Lecture Series
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jon Meacham and Judy A. Smith, whose career in high-level crisis management inspired the hit TV show Scandal, will launch Kean University’s Distinguished Lecture Series this semester.
Kean Skylands Campus Provides Natural Learning Environment
Kean Skylands Campus Provides Natural Learning Environment
The Kean Skylands campus gives students from many disciplines the opportunity to study and conduct research in the beautiful ecological environment of the New Jersey Skylands.
Students Conduct Research in South Africa
Students Conduct Research in South Africa
Two Kean students and their professors spent more than two weeks of the summer in South Africa conducting research on volunteering for Mandela Day, a time of community service held annually in honor of the anti-apartheid revolutionary.
A Move-in Day of Excitement and Possibility
A Move-in Day of Excitement and Possibility
Excited students, tearful parents and rolling yellow bins took over Kean’s main campus in the days before the start of the Fall semester as approximately 2,100 students moved in to the University’s seven residence halls.
President Farahi Gives Opening Day Address
President Farahi Gives Opening Day Address
President Dawood Farahi, Ph.D., kicked off the start of the 2018-2019 academic year with his annual Opening Day Address to faculty and staff, highlighting Kean's achievements from the past year and offering new plans to move the University forward on a path of excellence and opportunity.
New Kean.edu Launches for Fall 2018 Semester
New Kean.edu Launches for Fall 2018 Semester
Kean University unveiled a new Kean.edu website at the start of the Fall semester to better showcase the University’s academic programs, research and student success to our digital audience.
Kean Welcomes New Faculty
Kean Welcomes New Faculty
More than 50 new faculty members, representing academic disciplines from across the University, are getting lessons in all things Kean during this summer’s new faculty orientation program.