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Kean Named New Jersey’s First Urban Research University

Kean has been named New Jersey’s first urban research university, recognizing the University’s growing role in conducting research and generating solutions to issues in urban communities statewide.

Kean senior Edgar Arauz works as a peer mentor with student veterans

Peer Mentors Help Student Veterans Succeed at Kean

Kean senior Edgar Arauz is a U.S. Marine veteran and a peer mentor who helps other Kean student veterans navigate the transition to college.

Peer Mentors Help Student Veterans Succeed at Kean

Kean senior Edgar Arauz is a U.S. Marine veteran and a peer mentor who helps other Kean student veterans navigate the transition to college.

Spotted Lanternfly – Why Is It So Bad?

A Kean researcher is working with students to understand how the destructive spotted lanternfly, a plant-hopping insect indigenous to parts of China, India and Vietnam, is spreading across New Jersey.

Kean's Hynes Hall at Night, with an illuminated ticker running across one side.

Kean Named One of 25 U.S. Colleges to Lead Economic Development Programs

Kean received a U.S. Economic Development Administration University Center grant and is creating the Center to identify and support the economic development needs of communities throughout New Jersey.

A nurse gives a vaccine to a male patient at Kean University's Union County vaccination site.

Kean and Six Other NJ Public Colleges and Universities Generate $6.1 Billion in Economic Activity

Kean has an economic impact that benefits New Jersey and the region far beyond the borders of campus, according to a new study.

Author Elizabeth Acevedo held a book reading and discussion of her book, The Poet X, at Kean

Award-winning Author Elizabeth Acevedo Gives Book Reading at Kean

The author of the verse novel "The Poet X" read from her work and spoke to Kean students as part of Hispanic Heritage Month and the University's Common Read.

New Office of Alumni Engagement Connects with Kean Grads

The new Office of Alumni Engagement will work to build stronger ties with the University’s 100,000 alumni and foster programs that support current Kean students.

Kean Dedicates Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology

Kean University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially dedicate The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, and honor Distinguished Professor Emerita Dorothy Grant Hennings, Ed.D., and her husband, the late Professor George Hennings, Ed.D.

Year One director John Wooten works on stage with artistic and literary intern Latisa Harriott, a graduate of Kean University

Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Eight Kean theatre alumni are getting valuable experience and earning points toward their Actors' Equity membership serving as understudies and in backstage roles for the Premiere Stages' production of Year One, which is in its final week at Kean’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center.

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