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Kean Partners with County Colleges on Pathway to Kean Program
Kean Partners with County Colleges on Pathway to Kean Program
Kean University launched a new dual admission program called Pathway to Kean that gives students who don’t initially meet University admissions standards a clear path toward earning a bachelor’s degree. The initiative increases accessibility for an affordable four-year college degree in New Jersey.
Kean Student Wins Tuition-Free Semester through Cougar Climb: First Year Experience
Kean Student Wins Tuition-Free Semester through Cougar Climb: First Year Experience
Kean University architectural studies major Michael Diaz will have a tuition-free semester in Fall 2020 as the winner of the Cougar Climb: First-Year Experience program raffle.
Kean Celebrates Nearly 4,000 Graduates in Virtual Commencement
Kean Celebrates Nearly 4,000 Graduates in Virtual Commencement
The first Kean University class to graduate in a virtual Commencement celebrated in a ceremony complete with a tassel turn, personalized videos and speeches from special guests including Whoopi Goldberg. Nearly 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students earning degrees in dozens of fields marked the joyous day in living rooms, backyards and chat rooms during the online event.
Kean Students Join the Front Line Against COVID-19
Kean Students Join the Front Line Against COVID-19
They juggle Kean coursework and answering EMT calls. They work long night shifts in hospitals. And they counsel patients struggling with stress caused by COVID-19.
Kean-based Bioscience Companies Contribute to COVID-19 Research
Kean-based Bioscience Companies Contribute to COVID-19 Research
Two companies based in Kean University’s STEM Building — MDSeq Inc. and Eton Bioscience New Jersey — are part of global efforts to develop COVID-19 tests and treatments.
Whoopi Goldberg to Address Kean Class of 2020
Whoopi Goldberg to Address Kean Class of 2020
Whoopi Goldberg will speak to the Kean University Class of 2020 during virtual Commencement on May 29.
Goldberg is one of an elite group of artists to have won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
Biography of Lamont Repollet, Ed.D.
Biography of Lamont Repollet, Ed.D.
Lamont Repollet, Ed.D., was selected as the 18th leader of Kean University by the Kean Board of Trustees on May 11, 2020 following a comprehensive national search. He will succeed Dawood Farahi, Ph.D., who has served in the role since 2003.
A Message from Lamont Repollet, Ed.D.
A Message from Lamont Repollet, Ed.D.
Dear Kean Community,
I am tremendously proud and excited to assume the role of president of Kean University, an institution whose mission has been close to my heart for more than 20 years.
Lamont Repollet, Ed.D., Named President of Kean University
Lamont Repollet, Ed.D., Named President of Kean University
Lamont Repollet, Ed.D., the New Jersey Commissioner of Education and a Kean alumnus, will become the 18th leader of Kean University.