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Tony winner Alex Newell poses with Kean students backstage.
Music and Theatre Students Share the Stage with Tony Winner Alex Newell

Music and Theatre Students Share the Stage with Tony Winner Alex Newell

Students in Kean’s music and theatre conservatories had another opportunity to sing with a Broadway star, this time joining Alex Newell as backup singers at their recent Kean Stage concert.
Two female students stand together, holding The Future Is Disabled
‘The Future Is Disabled’ Author Speaks at Kean’s Common Read

‘The Future Is Disabled’ Author Speaks at Kean’s Common Read

Author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha gave a book reading as part of Kean’s annual shared reading experience, this year focused on the topic of disability justice.
Steve Fastook wears Silver Circle ribbon around his neck.
Kean Trustees Chair Steve Fastook Honored at 44th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards

Kean Trustees Chair Steve Fastook Honored at 44th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards

Steve Fastook ’H06, chair of the Kean University Board of Trustees, has been inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) prestigious Gold and Silver Circle, an honor society for the television industry.

A group of Kean administrators, with a student, pose before a CHCI Our Moment in History sign.
Kean Delegations Travel to Washington, D.C. for Congressional Caucus Meetings

Kean Delegations Travel to Washington, D.C. for Congressional Caucus Meetings

Two Kean University delegations met with top federal officials and congressional representatives in Washington D.C. this week to advocate for Kean’s initiatives and advance the national dialogue on important issues in higher education, further elevating the University’s national profile.

A black and white work on paper - graphite, charcoal, oil stick - of a person walking head down
Whimsical Artwork with a Dark Haunt Come to Galleries at Kean

Whimsical Artwork with a Dark Haunt Come to Galleries at Kean

HouseBroken, an exhibition by New York-based interdisciplinary artist Melissa Stern that explores the range of emotions and experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown, is on display at the Galleries at Kean University through Friday, December 8.

Artist Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern stands before a painting of a woman, with gray hair and pink boa.
Cleverly Defiant Body of Work by Figurative Artist Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern Opens at Kean

Cleverly Defiant Body of Work by Figurative Artist Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern Opens at Kean

The works of the award-winning American figurative artist, known for re-contextualizing art-historical images within a contemporary setting, are on display at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery in the exhibition, "RE: History Contemporary Takes" through December 8.
A woman sings on an outdoor, colorful stage, with an audience sitting on lawn chairs
Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean Features Reggae, Fusion and Fun

Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean Features Reggae, Fusion and Fun

Kean University invites the public to its third annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free, outdoor celebration of an eclectic variety of music, at the Kean campus on Saturday, September 23.

A large red bird with dark plume and open wings flies in a room with a chandelier.
Collage Works by Internationally Recognized Artists at Kean

Collage Works by Internationally Recognized Artists at Kean

The Galleries at Kean University features the top artistic talent in the medium of collage this Fall with the National Collage Society: 39th Annual Juried Exhibit at the Liberty Hall Academic Center Gallery through Saturday, September 30.

A side view of Kean University Repollet at the Wilkins Theatre podium, with the audience in front of him and the Kean seal projected on a wall.
On the 'Threshold of a New Era,' Kean President Marks Opening Day

On the 'Threshold of a New Era,' Kean President Marks Opening Day

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., announced record enrollment of registered new students and highlighted the University’s role as an anchor institution during his annual Opening Day address.
BOT Chair Steve Fastook, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, holding an award, and Kean President Lamont Repollet pose together.
NJ Senate President Scutari Honored at Kean Gala

NJ Senate President Scutari Honored at Kean Gala

Hundreds of supporters, friends and alumni of Kean University attended the University’s recent 23rd annual fundraising gala to celebrate New Jersey Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari, a 1989 Kean graduate who was honored at the event.