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DormlyBox co-founders Jaelen Hymes and Jared Shiffman pack boxes
Kean Students Launch Campus Delivery Service

Kean Students Launch Campus Delivery Service

Two student entrepreneurs saw a need on college campuses and came up with an innovative way to fill it.
Sandra Bodin-Lerner leads students through an exercise in Listening class
The Power of Listening

The Power of Listening

To be a better speaker, first learn to be a better listener.

Kean Adjunct Professor Sandra Bodin-Lerner, a professional communication coach who trains people in public speaking, shares that message with Kean students through the University’s Communication and Listening class.

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. 

A procession of doctoral students takes part in Kean Commencement in 2019.
Kean Designated as Doctoral University by Carnegie Commission

Kean Designated as Doctoral University by Carnegie Commission

Kean University has been named a Professional/Doctoral University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, reflecting the University’s increased number of doctoral programs offered and degrees awarded, and Kean’s strong commitment to research.

Graduate student Ayesha Hashim is researching COVID-19 variants
Kean Student Researcher Studies Pandemic in Real Time

Kean Student Researcher Studies Pandemic in Real Time

Kean STEM student Ayesha Hashim is studying COVID-19 variants in the on-campus diagnostic laboratory for her graduate research project.
Kean University's STEM building illuminated at night.
ILSE Launches Plumeria Therapeutics

ILSE Launches Plumeria Therapeutics

The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE) at Kean University has launched Plumeria Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage developer of non-opioid treatments for pain.
Alec Boss presented with an interactive display at the League of Municipalities Conference
Kean Ocean Student Finds Dream Career on Barnegat Bay

Kean Ocean Student Finds Dream Career on Barnegat Bay

Senior Alec Boss used his communication skills to help the Barnegat Bay environment and in the process, discovered his calling.
David Serra, Carlier Hernandez, Tristram Dacayan, and Varun Medidi smiling at a webcam for a headshot photo.
Kean Students Win National STEM Awards

Kean Students Win National STEM Awards

Six Kean University STEM students received awards at the recent Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Virtual Conference, including one student who won the conference hackathon competition.

Two CMJ professors spoke at the first session of the new DEI facilitator program
Teaching Students to Lead Challenging Conversations

Teaching Students to Lead Challenging Conversations

A new certification program is giving Kean students and faculty the tools they need to lead sensitive discussions on diversity and equity inside and outside the classroom.
Natural Classrooms at Kean Skylands

Natural Classrooms at Kean Skylands

Panoramic views from floor-to-ceiling windows offer a unique learning experience for Kean Skylands students. Check out the award-winning building affectionately known as “The Cabin.”