Kean University
Winter Weather Announcement
All classes and activities at Kean Ocean will continue to be conducted remotely through Sunday, March 1, due to ongoing power issues.
This remote schedule applies only to Kean Ocean. Kean’s main campus in Union and Kean Skylands will operate as normal.
Only essential personnel should report in person for work at Kean Ocean during this time. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisor.
News Archive
Kean Athletic Training Students Take the Field for the NFL
Kean Athletic Training Students Take the Field for the NFL
Graduates from Kean's athletic training program are gaining on-the-field experience with professional, college and local sports teams. Says one student currently working with an NFL team, "My office is a football field."
Walking in the Shoes of Ex-offenders
Walking in the Shoes of Ex-offenders
Criminal justice professionals got a small sense of just how difficult it can be to rebuild your life after getting out of a prison during the recent Re-Thinking Re-Entry simulation event held at Kean.
The Case of the Runaway Hamster
The Case of the Runaway Hamster
The young students in Keirah Tompkins preschool class at the Kean Child Care and Development Center recently got a lesson in community policing, courtesy of a runaway hamster named Teddy.
Graduate Student Brings Passion for Public Art to Kean Galleries in Water Is Life Exhibition
Graduate Student Brings Passion for Public Art to Kean Galleries in Water Is Life Exhibition
Art and the public good come together for graduate student Cristina Fittipaldi at Kean University Galleries where she combines her two passions — art and improving the public welfare.
Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Gets Grant to Expand Biotech Hub
Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Gets Grant to Expand Biotech Hub
The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE) was awarded a $100,000 planning grant with Union Township to expand its outreach to life science entrepreneurs and its University programs.
Transformed CAS Puts Student Services Front and Center
Transformed CAS Puts Student Services Front and Center
The newly renovated Maxine and Jack Lane Center for Academic Success (CAS) now serves as a central location for students to access academic support; financial aid, registrar and career services; scholarship, internship and international studies information; and more. New smart classrooms, space for study sessions and a dedicated veteran's lounge, make it a place for all students to succeed.
‘Hidden Child’ of the Holocaust Speaks at Kristallnacht Commemoration
‘Hidden Child’ of the Holocaust Speaks at Kristallnacht Commemoration
The lifelong psychological toll of the Holocaust on children who lived in hiding to avoid capture by the Nazis was recounted in emotional detail at Kean by Albert Hepner, one of those “hidden children.”
Domestic Violence Awareness Exhibition at Miron Student Center
Domestic Violence Awareness Exhibition at Miron Student Center
The Empty Place at the Table exhibition gave the Kean community the opportunity to read stories of victims of domestic violence, while showing the impact of not having loved ones at the table.
Trading Places: Kean Student, Administrators Switch Roles in "Dean for a Day"
Trading Places: Kean Student, Administrators Switch Roles in "Dean for a Day"
Imagine if a Kean University senior were to run meetings, solve problems and be a campus administrator for a day; while at the same time, deans sat in classes, ate at the cafeteria and got a taste of student life. It happened at Kean on November 1, wh
Presidential Historian Jon Meacham Offers Perspective and Hope
Presidential Historian Jon Meacham Offers Perspective and Hope
Taking a long view of the American political climate, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham reminded an audience at Kean University that the country has come through difficult times before and will again.