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Kean Senior Wins Top Undergraduate Award at Prestigious GMiS Conference

Kean Senior Wins Top Undergraduate Award at Prestigious GMiS Conference

Computer science student Xavier Amparo won the highest student recognition award at the prestigious Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Conference in Pasadena, the first time a Kean student received the honor.
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Students in Three Countries Attend Class Simultaneously at Kean

Students in Three Countries Attend Class Simultaneously at Kean

Students and faculty at Kean’s Michael Graves College School of Public Architecture began remote learning as a necessity during the pandemic but are now using it as a tool in a classroom that stretches across the world.
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Kean to Host 'The Search for Humanity After Atrocity' Conference

Kean to Host 'The Search for Humanity After Atrocity' Conference

Scholars and nonprofit practitioners from around the world will come together at Kean University for a two-day conference examining new ways to pursue justice and negotiate post-conflict conditions.
Kean Welcomes LGBTQIA+ Author for ‘Common Read’ Book Talk

Kean Welcomes LGBTQIA+ Author for ‘Common Read’ Book Talk

Best-selling author George M. Johnson met with Kean students and faculty on October 11 for a book reading and discussion as Kean took part in its second Common Read.
A wireframe view of the Bedroom of Susan Livingston Kean Niemcewicz at historic Liberty Hall Museum
Kean University Is 'Fast Company' 2022 Innovation by Design Awards Honoree

Kean University Is 'Fast Company' 2022 Innovation by Design Awards Honoree

Kean received a prestigious Fast Company 2022 design award for a project in which Associate Professor Edward Johnston and students at Michael Graves College used interactive 3D media to explore history.
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Kean Invites Local Musicians to Join New Community Orchestra

Kean Invites Local Musicians to Join New Community Orchestra

The Kean-NJIO Orchestra, a new intergenerational community orchestra at Kean, is looking for musicians with orchestral experience to perform a “varied, adventurous and inclusive repertoire.”
Kean President Repollet stands with a group of leaders from Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
Kean’s Role as Hispanic-Serving Institution Demonstrated at White House and at Home

Kean’s Role as Hispanic-Serving Institution Demonstrated at White House and at Home

Kean’s rise in prominence as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) was showcased as the University’s president met with education leaders in Washington, D.C. today at the same time that the state’s top-ranking Latina addressed students and visitors on the Union campus.

Study Abroad Adventure in South Korea

Study Abroad Adventure in South Korea

A group of Kean Global Studies students spent a month in South Korea, getting an immersive cultural experience as part of a unique Travelearn program that earned them credits while they participated in an internship.
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Kean University Adopts Academic Reorganization Plan

Kean University Adopts Academic Reorganization Plan

A sweeping academic reorganization creates Kean’s new College of Health Professions and Human Services and the new School of Integrative Science and Technology in Hennings College for Kean's STEM honors program.
Kean President Lamont Repollet, Senior VP Sancha Gray, former Governor Tom Kean and Union County Commissioner Alexander Mirabella
Documentary on 9/11 Commission Premieres at Kean

Documentary on 9/11 Commission Premieres at Kean

The Human Rights Institute at Kean commemorated the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks with the world premiere of the documentary, "Are We Safer Today?," a film about the 9/11 Commission investigation of the attacks. Former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean attended and shared his experience as chair of the commission.