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4 female students helping at a volunteer event for Kean.
Student Volunteers Share Cougar Spirit in the Community

Student Volunteers Share Cougar Spirit in the Community

From a winter festival in Union to a toy drive in Newark, Kean volunteers helped make the holidays bright.
Barbara George Johnson speaks to the University Center partners
Kean VP Barbara George Johnson Named to 2021 Women’s Power List

Kean VP Barbara George Johnson Named to 2021 Women’s Power List

Barbara George Johnson, vice president of external affairs and urban policy and research at Kean University, has been named to New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s 2021 Women's Power List

Two workers at Kean's COVID-19 lab collaborate as they review paperwork.
Kean COVID-19 Diagnostic Lab Now Testing for Omicron Variant

Kean COVID-19 Diagnostic Lab Now Testing for Omicron Variant

The diagnostic lab in Kean's STEM building that processes COVID-19 test samples from across Union County is conducting genomic sequencing to look for the Omicron variant that is causing concern worldwide.
Peter and Faith Goldsmith look over old family pictures
‘A Shock and a Miracle’: Kean Oral History Project Changes History for Family

‘A Shock and a Miracle’: Kean Oral History Project Changes History for Family

A New Jersey family’s personal history has been rewritten after taking part in the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University’s Oral History Project. 

Wenzhou-Kean University's architecture building, with blue sky and Wenzhou-Kean in large letters on the lawn.
Wenzhou-Kean University Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Wenzhou-Kean University Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Events were held in China and at Kean USA to mark the 10th anniversary of Wenzhou-Kean University, Kean's American-style campus in China, which builds cultural and educational bridges between the two countries.
Kean President Repollet, Student Org President Pleitez and Student Trustee Robinson sit at two tables on a stage.
Campus Safety, COVID-19 Protocols Addressed at Kean Student Town Hall

Campus Safety, COVID-19 Protocols Addressed at Kean Student Town Hall

Campus safety and COVID-19 protocols were among topics raised by students at the first Student Town Hall of the 2021-2022 academic year.
Kean President Repollet, Student Org President Pleitez and Student Trustee Robinson sit at two tables on a stage.
Campus Safety, COVID-19 Protocols Addressed at Kean Student Town Hall

Campus Safety, COVID-19 Protocols Addressed at Kean Student Town Hall

Campus safety and COVID-19 protocols were among topics raised by students at the first Student Town Hall of the 2021-2022 academic year.
Kean Biology Student Is a Viral TikTok Star

Kean Biology Student Is a Viral TikTok Star

Luis Duval studies biology at Kean but gets recognized on campus most often for being a TikTok star with more than 2 million followers.
Kean professor Dongyan Mu in protective clothing hold two pails of sorted trash under a blue tent.
Kean Researchers Seek Environmental Solutions in the Trash

Kean Researchers Seek Environmental Solutions in the Trash

A research project funded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is investigating how to best utilize the on-campus composter to reduce the amount of food waste the University sends to landfills.
21-Year-Old Entrepreneur from Kean Launches First Business

21-Year-Old Entrepreneur from Kean Launches First Business

As the fitness industry recovers from a devastating pandemic, 21-year-old Kean Ocean business student Brandon Lombardo opens his first brick-and-mortar health shop.