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Two students pose in the Elizabeth River during their river clean up.
Earth Week Educates and Inspires Students

Earth Week Educates and Inspires Students

Kean students passionate about protecting the environment shared their message on campus with a series of Earth Week events, including a cleanup of the Elizabeth River and an Earth Day Fair.
Kean University students proudly display the fundraising tally for the Kean Dance Marathon.
Kean Dance Marathon Sets Sixth Straight Fundraising Record

Kean Dance Marathon Sets Sixth Straight Fundraising Record

The Kean Dance Marathon raised $54,175 for Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, another record. The marathon has raised more than $230,000 for the hospital since it began in 2014.
An artist rendering of Miron Student Center after renovations and improvements
Miron Student Center Renovations Designed to Improve the ‘Heart of Campus’

Miron Student Center Renovations Designed to Improve the ‘Heart of Campus’

Work has begun on a series of renovations at Miron Student Center that will provide more space for student programs, updated restrooms and hallways, and an international food station in the Food Court.
An artist rendering of Miron Student Center after renovations and improvements
Miron Student Center Renovations Designed to Improve the ‘Heart of Campus’

Miron Student Center Renovations Designed to Improve the ‘Heart of Campus’

Work has begun on a series of renovations at Miron Student Center that will provide more space for student programs, updated restrooms and hallways, and an international food station in the Food Court.
The front cover of the Kean scholarly journal, KeanQuest
KeanQuest Makes Its Debut

KeanQuest Makes Its Debut

Kean students now have a homegrown peer-reviewed journal, "KeanQuest," in which to share and publish their scholarly research and articles. The first issue features articles authored by four groups of students and their faculty mentors.
Patricia Morreale, executive director of Kean's School of Computer Science
Q&A: Creating a More Diverse Future for Computer Science

Q&A: Creating a More Diverse Future for Computer Science

Patricia Morreale, Ph.D., executive director of the Kean University School of Computer Science and a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), talks about the benefits of racial and gender diversity in computing.
Award-winning Chef Tom Colicchio Advocates for Healthy Food for All

Award-winning Chef Tom Colicchio Advocates for Healthy Food for All

Speaking at the 12th Annual Human Rights Institute Conference, Hunger: The Politics of Food, the food policy activist and head judge of Bravo’s Top Chef told the audience to go beyond food drives and demand action from elected leaders.
Tammy Murphy keynotes Sen. Bob Menendez’s Trailblazer Awards Celebration at Kean University
New Jersey’s First Lady Promotes Family Health Initiative at Kean 

New Jersey’s First Lady Promotes Family Health Initiative at Kean 

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy spoke at a Women's History Month celebration at Kean, outlining her Nurture NJ program to ensure equitable maternal and infant care among women and children of all races and ethnicities.
Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding Official Trailer

Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding Official Trailer

Witness a project 244 years in the making. Watch the trailer for Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding, a short film in two formats: ultra-widescreen digital HD and immersive 360° Virtual Reality.

A Kean University student writes on the "Hunger Wall," which encourages students to think about hunger in the U.S.
Raising Community Awareness About Hunger

Raising Community Awareness About Hunger

The Kean University community prepared for the recent Human Rights Institute (HRI) conference, Hunger: The Politics of Food, with a series of activities to raise awareness about hunger and food insecurity in the United States and around the world.