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Topic: Careers

Nia Phillips is a Kean graduate and physician assistant

Kean Biology Graduate Encourages Diversity in Medicine

A physician assistant and podcast co-host, Nia Phillips '14, DMS, is passionate about patient care and empowering Black listeners to pursue careers in medicine.

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From Howard Stern to TikTok: Kean Communication Grad Finds Her Career in Media Sales

An internship at SiriusXM helped Michelle Soriano ’14 launch a career in media that led to her job as a senior account manager at TikTok.

Kean Graduate Is Building His Career on Social Media

Kean alumnus Agranay Dhondiyal ’23 was a business marketing student when he created a digital product using blockchain technology that he says can help universities and organizations build engagement.

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Kean Earth Science Graduate Takes Meteorology World by Storm

Kean graduate Steve Sosna ’08 has a job that’s as changeable as the weather. His degree from the University helped him launch his dream career.

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Husband and Wife Kean Education Grads Lead Rival NJ School Districts

Roberta and Alvin Freeman have spent years in school together. The couple met as teachers in Long Branch, went to Kean together to earn their master’s and doctorate degrees in education, and now both serve as school superintendents – in neighboring towns.

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For Kean Visual Arts Graduate, Life as an Artist Brings Excitement, Variety and International Success

Suzanne Anan expected her classes at Kean University to strengthen her graphic design skills, but she couldn’t have predicted they would reveal a passion for painting that would set her on a course for international success.

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Actor Holly Taylor Helps Kean Professor Launch Latest Book

When Michael Graves College Distinguished Professor Robin Landa was planning her 25th book, "The New Art of Ideas," she knew who to ask to design the cover and illustrations: her former student and Kean grad Holly Taylor '21, who stars in the Netflix series "Manifest."