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TV's Soledad O'Brien to Discuss Women's Empowerment in Kean Distinguished Lecture Series

TV's Soledad O'Brien to Discuss Women's Empowerment in Kean Distinguished Lecture Series

Emmy Award-winning television journalist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien will speak at Kean University on Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the STEM Building auditorium as part of the University’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

Blending Voices, Developing Community and Building Confidence

Blending Voices, Developing Community and Building Confidence

Kean University communication adjunct Malcolm Evans developed his love for gospel music as a child attending his church’s choir practices and learning to find his voice.

Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver to Speak at Trailblazing Women Awards

Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver to Speak at Trailblazing Women Awards

In celebration of Women's History Month, the Human Rights Institute at Kean University will host the Eighth Annual Evangelina Menendez Trailblazer Awards, honoring six women of distinction in New Jersey and presented by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, on Sunday, March 18.

Kean Students Hear from Designer Behind OXO Good Grips Kitchen Tools

Kean Students Hear from Designer Behind OXO Good Grips Kitchen Tools

UNION, N.J. – Tucker Viemeister, leader of Viemeister Industries and creator of the award-winning OXO "Good Grips" kitchen tools, recently gave Kean University students an in-depth lecture on the design process from conception to prototype.

The Innovator Next Door – The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship

The Innovator Next Door – The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship

The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE) is an incubator and accelerator for regional startup biotechnology companies that doubles as a powerhouse for Kean students looking to launch biotech careers.

Insight from an Icon in Journalism

Insight from an Icon in Journalism

Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward shared personal recollections of the Watergate scandal and his more than 40 years as a journalist covering presidents and other titans of government as the inaugural speaker for Kean University’s new Distinguished Lecture Series.

U.S. Senator Cory Booker to Speak at Kean Undergraduate Commencement

U.S. Senator Cory Booker to Speak at Kean Undergraduate Commencement

U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a widely respected political leader who served as mayor of Newark before being elected to the U.S. Senate, will speak to more than 2,500 students and their families on May 17 during Kean University’s Undergraduate Commencement at Newark’s Prudential Center.

Kean University Students Create Business Software Applications

Kean University Students Create Business Software Applications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 23, 2018 

UNION, N.J. — Kean University computer science students are creating software solutions for local and regional businesses and nonprofits.

Kean University Students Create Business Software Applications

Kean University Students Create Business Software Applications

Kean University computer science students are creating software solutions for local and regional businesses and nonprofits.

Kean University Historian Examines Early Quaker Ethics

Kean University Historian Examines Early Quaker Ethics

Sue Kozel, an adjunct history professor at Kean University, examined the ways that Quaker abolitionists compromised their values as a result of their relationship with Thomas Jefferson, at a recent gathering of the oldest and largest organization of historians in the United States.