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Former NJ Senator Raymond Lesniak, (r), talks with Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage, (l), during Lesniak's Distinguished Lecture
‘Cultivating Justice,’ Former NJ Senator Gives Distinguished Lecture at Kean

‘Cultivating Justice,’ Former NJ Senator Gives Distinguished Lecture at Kean

Former state Senator Raymond Lesniak shared anecdotes and accomplishments from his storied 40-year career in New Jersey politics in a President’s Distinguished Lecture at Kean University on April 12.

Stop the Stigma: Mental Health and Human Rights

Stop the Stigma: Mental Health and Human Rights

WNBA Hall of Famer Chamique Holdsclaw told an audience of students at the Kean Human Rights Conference last week to seek help if they are struggling with mental illness.

eSports Arena Grand Opening

eSports Arena Grand Opening

Kean University has opened a new state-of-the-art eSports Arena in the Green Lane Academic Building. The University’s eSports team will practice and compete in the new space, and it will also be available to all gamers on campus.

Attendees at a crowded recruitment event talk with law enforcement officers who are manning information tables.
Hundreds of Job Seekers Attend Joint Law Enforcement Recruitment Event

Hundreds of Job Seekers Attend Joint Law Enforcement Recruitment Event

Hundreds of students and community members pursuing careers in law enforcement attended a law enforcement recruitment event this week on the Kean University campus.

Distinguished lecturer Abby Phillip wide shot
Kean University Welcomes Distinguished Lecturer Abby Phillip of CNN

Kean University Welcomes Distinguished Lecturer Abby Phillip of CNN

Kean closed out its celebration of Black History Month with a powerful address by the CNN senior political correspondent and news anchor Abby Phillip.
Artwork, with a man lying on his back, eyes closed. A crow sits on his neck. Other crows fly nearby.
The Galleries at Kean Opening Celebrates Cultural Differences

The Galleries at Kean Opening Celebrates Cultural Differences

The Galleries at Kean University will host an opening reception on Thursday, February 17 in celebration of three distinct art exhibitions taking place on the University’s main campus. 

CNN's Abby Phillip wears a red dress with a black belt.
CNN's Abby Phillip to Give Kean Distinguished Lecture

CNN's Abby Phillip to Give Kean Distinguished Lecture

CNN Senior Political Correspondent Abby Phillip, who served as White House correspondent from 2017-2019 and moderated CNN’s 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate in Iowa, will give a Distinguished Lecture this month at Kean University.

Chamique Holdsclaw, sitting, with her hands folded on a desk.
14th Annual Human Rights Conference to Address Mental Health Stigmas

14th Annual Human Rights Conference to Address Mental Health Stigmas

WNBA Hall of Famer Chamique Holdsclaw will be the keynote speaker at the 14th annual Human Rights Conference, "Stop the Stigma: Mental Health and Human Rights," on March 25.
Black History Month Proclamation

Black History Month Proclamation

Kean University celebrates the month of February 2022 as Black History Month and is rededicated to studying, honoring and championing the Black community — not just this month, but every day thereafter. 

Happy Chinese New Year, Wenzhou-Kean University

Happy Chinese New Year, Wenzhou-Kean University

The Kean USA executive leadership team sends greetings to the WKU community to mark the Lunar New Year, the year of the tiger.