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Kean President Repollet stands with a group of leaders from Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
Kean’s Role as Hispanic-Serving Institution Demonstrated at White House and at Home

Kean’s Role as Hispanic-Serving Institution Demonstrated at White House and at Home

Kean’s rise in prominence as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) was showcased as the University’s president met with education leaders in Washington, D.C. today at the same time that the state’s top-ranking Latina addressed students and visitors on the Union campus.

Hispanic Heritage Month
Kean University Invites Community to Hispanic Heritage Town Hall

Kean University Invites Community to Hispanic Heritage Town Hall

Kean University will host a Hispanic Heritage Town Hall on Wednesday, September 21, featuring a keynote address by New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz on the theme Honoring our Roots, and Building Tomorrow’s Success.

Kean President Lamont Repollet, Senior VP Sancha Gray, former Governor Tom Kean and Union County Commissioner Alexander Mirabella
Documentary on 9/11 Commission Premieres at Kean

Documentary on 9/11 Commission Premieres at Kean

The Human Rights Institute at Kean commemorated the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks with the world premiere of the documentary, "Are We Safer Today?," a film about the 9/11 Commission investigation of the attacks. Former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean attended and shared his experience as chair of the commission.
Join Us at the 2022 Jazz & Roots Music Festival

Join Us at the 2022 Jazz & Roots Music Festival

Pack a picnic basket and bring a blanket or chair to the second annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free outdoor music festival on the Lawn at Enlow Hall at Kean’s East Campus in Hillside, New Jersey.
Kean staff display copies of All Boys Aren't Blue, the Common Read book selection.
By the Book: Kean Unites for Common Read of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’

By the Book: Kean Unites for Common Read of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’

Kean University students are building community and sharing an intellectual experience through the University’s second annual Common Read, in which students are invited to read the same book.

Carteret teacher Leana Malinowsky and Toms River teacher Christine Girtain
Two Kean Education Grads Vie for New Jersey Teacher of the Year

Two Kean Education Grads Vie for New Jersey Teacher of the Year

Middlesex County Teacher of the Year Leana Malinowsky ’08, ’12 M.A., and Ocean County Teacher of the Year Christine Girtain ’05 M.A., developed their skills and passion for teaching at Kean.
Kean President Repollet gestures as he speaks at a podium onstage at Wilkins Theatre.
President Repollet Celebrates ‘Kean on the Rise’ in Opening Day Address

President Repollet Celebrates ‘Kean on the Rise’ in Opening Day Address

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., today told a packed auditorium of faculty, staff and students at his Opening Day Address that “Kean is on the rise” and called on them to be part of the University’s continuing transformation.
A group of people in a semicircle sit on stage. Overhead are the words, "we never would have created it without the 9/11 families."
NJ Premiere of 9/11 Investigation Documentary to Be Held at Kean

NJ Premiere of 9/11 Investigation Documentary to Be Held at Kean

Kean University will commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 with the New Jersey premiere of "Are We Safer Today?," a documentary that tells the story of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission.
Dianne Reeves in a bright yellow blouse looks down as she smiles.
Kean to Host Second Annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival

Kean to Host Second Annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival

Five-time Grammy winner Dianne Reeves will headline Kean University's second annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free concert event that will be held Saturday, September 24, from 4 to 8 p.m. on The Lawn at Enlow Hall, on East Campus.
Kean Professor Christopher Bellitto
Kean Professor Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., to Give Address at Vatican

Kean Professor Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., to Give Address at Vatican

Kean history Professor Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., spoke at the World Meeting of Families in the Vatican on the relationship between the elderly and the young in context of the Bible.