News Archive

For a second straight year, the Kean University Gospel Choir has been selected to compete in the Adult Choir Category at McDonald’s Gospelfest, an annual Mother’s Day weekend event in Newark. Last year, the Kean Gospel Choir took first place in the competition.

Kean University alumna Nicole Halkias ’94/M.A. ’98 was recently named Teacher of the Year at Brookside Place School in Cranford. The fifth grade teacher received an anonymous nomination that led to her award, recognizing her for excellence in teaching––her life’s work.

Brazen Blog recently recognized Kean University as one of four U.S. universities who "Snapchat Smart." Brazen cited a Pokemon Go themed Kean marketing campaign as an example of Snapchat innovation.

Kean alumna Ayana Baraka is the Director of Photography for a new film, Behind the Curtain: Eclipsed, set to air on Centric TV March 1.

A book co-authored by Kean University Professor Emeritus Mark Edward Lender, Ph.D. – Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle – has been named a finalist for the George Washington Prize.

Journalism professor Pat Winters Lauro began teaching a class on news literacy at Kean this semester. Lauro and her students were recently featured in a NY Times article on fake news. 

Kean University is celebrating Black History Month and the tremendous contributions people of African descent have made to this nation and the world.

A new exhibit at the New York Historical society tells the brave story of how Jews helped create America before, during and after the American Revolution.