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New Kean University Scholarships Aim to Help Students Climb Higher

New Kean University Scholarships Aim to Help Students Climb Higher

A new scholarship rewards incoming students with strong academic records in high school who opt not to report their SAT or ACT scores when applying to Kean as the University prepares to launch a test-optional admission policy beginning in Fall 2020.
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Kean Top Performer on Social Mobility

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Kean Top Performer on Social Mobility

U.S. News & World Report this week ranked Kean University among the top universities in the northern United States for helping economically disadvantaged students enroll and graduate within six years.

High school students researched STEM topics from medicinal chemistry to machine learning during the summer research program at Kean.
Top High School STEM Students Spend Summer Learning at Kean

Top High School STEM Students Spend Summer Learning at Kean

High-achieving math and science students from high schools throughout New Jersey spent much of their summer vacation at Kean University, doing hands-on research in areas ranging from analytical chemistry to computational mathematics.
Kean students and faculty discussed careers with United Nations staff
Public Administration Students Learn First-hand about United Nations Careers

Public Administration Students Learn First-hand about United Nations Careers

More than 20 Kean students got a global learning experience recently, meeting with officials at the United Nations to discuss international careers in public administration.
A group of new American citizens at their naturalization ceremony, held at Kean University.
‘Welcome Home’ to New U.S. Citizens at Liberty Hall Naturalization Ceremony

‘Welcome Home’ to New U.S. Citizens at Liberty Hall Naturalization Ceremony

With historic Liberty Hall Museum as a backdrop, 29 new American citizens who live in Union County were sworn in at a recent naturalization ceremony at Kean University.
The New Jersey delegation visited Zhejiang Rui’an High School during the STEM forum.
Kean Launches NJ-China STEM Sister School Program for K-12

Kean Launches NJ-China STEM Sister School Program for K-12

University Holds International STEM Education Forum at Wenzhou-Kean University in China

Kean University has launched an international sister school program between K-12 schools in New Jersey and China that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math

Kean OT graduate students and Recovery High School students worked together.
Kean OT Students, Recovery High School Students, Learn Together

Kean OT Students, Recovery High School Students, Learn Together

Graduate students in Kean's Occupational Therapy Department and high school students from New Jersey's first recovery high school came together at the Kean University Community Cares Clinic to learn and practice life skills, interact with one another — and share a meal.
Kean University student Mitchell Lanzl presents his research at the NCUR conference
Nine Kean Students Present at National Undergraduate Conference

Nine Kean Students Present at National Undergraduate Conference

A record group of nine Kean University students from various academic disciplines recently presented their research and networked with other student scholars from across the nation at the prestigious National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR).

Kean Ocean Students Head to Front of the Class at Lavallette School

Kean Ocean Students Head to Front of the Class at Lavallette School

Health and Physical Education majors from Kean Ocean are getting the chance to earn extra in-school training through a unique relationship with the Lavallette school district.

Senator Lesniak
Kean Students Become Advocates in New History Class

Kean Students Become Advocates in New History Class

A new course that teaches Kean students how to research and advocate for positions on social issues is showing results. Students in the “History of Social Movements” course have published letters in the media, spoken with members of Congress and are going to the New Jersey State House to talk with legislators.