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The American Among Us

The American Among Us

Graphic design student Holly Taylor is a freshman with an unwavering student-work ethic and a big life off campus.

Cellblock Visions: Art by Prisoners

Cellblock Visions: Art by Prisoners

An exhibition featuring art created by inmates is now on display at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery. Cellblock Visions: Prison Art in America, curated by Phyllis Kornfeld, includes 60 works by men and women imprisoned in jails and penitentiaries across six states. 

 

Film Fest to Amplify the Voices of America’s Largest Minority

Film Fest to Amplify the Voices of America’s Largest Minority

From April 19-22, Kean will host the ReelAbilities: New Jersey Disabilities Film Festival, featuring screenings of more than 20 films from the United States and around the world complemented by engaging programs, all related to the largest minority group in America – the disability community.   “Kea
South Sudanese Refugee Tells Story of Triumph at the Kean Human Rights Institute Conference

South Sudanese Refugee Tells Story of Triumph at the Kean Human Rights Institute Conference

South Sudanese refugee Koang Doluony still remembers the despair he felt as a young child surrounded by hunger and chaos in a refugee camp.

Pretty Yende standing in front of a mirror posing for the camera
Isn't She Lovely?

Isn't She Lovely?

Lovely Randle ’16 MPA came to the United States as a child after being granted asylum from Haiti with her family.

Rebuilding Warriors with Man’s Best Friend

Rebuilding Warriors with Man’s Best Friend

Kean University Student Government is raising money to help student veterans adjust to civilian life with the help of service dogs from the organization Rebuilding Warriors.

New Art Exhibition Features Line Drawings Inspired by Italy

New Art Exhibition Features Line Drawings Inspired by Italy

A new exhibition at Kean University’s Nancy Dryfoos Gallery in Union, Diane Pokorski: A Reinvention, is a collection of line drawings inspired by the art and culture of Italy and informed by the artist’s disability.

Global Refugee Crisis the Focus of Kean Human Rights Conference

Global Refugee Crisis the Focus of Kean Human Rights Conference

Three activists who have dedicated their lives to helping refugees both across the world and here in New Jersey will speak to hundreds of high school and college students about the global refugee crisis on Friday, March 23, at the Kean University Human Rights Institute’s 11th Annual Conference.