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Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience to Headline Free Outdoor Music Festival at Kean
Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience to Headline Free Outdoor Music Festival at Kean
The free Jazz & Roots Music Festival at The Lawn at Enlow Hall on Saturday, October 16 from 4:30-8 p.m. will feature great music from jazz and rap/hip-hop artists.
Kean’s Repollet, Johnson Named to NJBIZ Top 50 in Education
Kean’s Repollet, Johnson Named to NJBIZ Top 50 in Education
Kean President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., and Vice President of External Affairs and Urban Policy and Research Barbara George Johnson are among the 50 most impactful leaders in New Jersey education.
Kean COVID Memorial Ceremony Sights and Sounds
Kean COVID Memorial Ceremony Sights and Sounds
The Kean community came together at the Miron Student Center to remember the colleagues, family members and friends we have lost to COVID-19. The ceremony included choral performances, personal remembrances and a healing ritual at the Be The Change Memory Garden.
Cougar Connections Center of Social Work Opens on Campus
Cougar Connections Center of Social Work Opens on Campus
Students facing challenges such as food insecurity or other basic needs can find support through Kean's new Cougar Connections Center of Social Work.
Kean University to Host Small Business Conference
Kean University to Host Small Business Conference
From understanding contract bids to perfecting an “elevator pitch,” the Small Business Conference at Kean University on Friday, September 17 will offer tools to help businesses, students and entrepreneurs succeed.
‘Common Read’ Puts Kean Students on the Same Page
‘Common Read’ Puts Kean Students on the Same Page
Kean's first-year students will all be reading the same book this semester, "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo, as the University institutes its inaugural Common Read to build community and recognize Hispanic Heritage Month.
Kean Welcomes Artist-in-Residence Knowledge Bennett
Kean Welcomes Artist-in-Residence Knowledge Bennett
Internationally recognized contemporary artist Knowledge Bennett, Kean’s inaugural artist-in-residence, opened a multimedia exhibition of his latest work, entitled "Pieces of a Man," at galleries spanning the campus. The exhibition will run through December 17.
President Repollet Welcomes University Back on Opening Day
President Repollet Welcomes University Back on Opening Day
After a year marked by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., welcomed the Kean community back to campus, telling a live audience at his Opening Day Address at Wilkins Theatre that Kean is “bigger and better than we left it.”
New Cafe Opens as Students Return to Kean’s Union Campus
New Cafe Opens as Students Return to Kean’s Union Campus
There’s a new place to dine on campus at Kean. Unity Cafe, a casual dining spot that sells fresh salads, panini sandwiches, baked goods made on site and more, opened on the ground floor of Cougar Hall.
History Professor Honored with 16 Over 61 Award
History Professor Honored with 16 Over 61 Award
History Professor Dennis Klein, Ph.D., has received a 16 Over 61 Award for age-defying contributions and his “creativity, leadership and initiative.” The honor was awarded jointly by the Forward and Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan’s Wechsler Center for Modern Aging.