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Can a Person be Both Pro-Gun and Pro-Life?
Can a Person be Both Pro-Gun and Pro-Life?
Kean hosts a discussion on gun rights and abortion with Abigal E. Disney and the Rev. Rob Schenck, as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Sculpture by World-renowned Seward Johnson on Loan to Kean
Sculpture by World-renowned Seward Johnson on Loan to Kean
A bronze and aluminum sculpture of a young woman reading a book of poetry on a bench is installed in the heart of Kean's Union campus along Cougar Walk. A loan from the Seward Johnson Atelier and renowned sculptor Seward Johnson, the piece, entitled Captured, will be at Kean through the end of May.
Distinguished Lecturer Judy A. Smith Charts Her High-Powered Life
Distinguished Lecturer Judy A. Smith Charts Her High-Powered Life
Judy A. Smith, the real-life inspiration for Olivia Pope, heroine of TV’s Scandal, and the latest lecturer to take part in Kean's Distinguished Lecture Series, talked about taking risks, not setting limits on ourselves, and how fact doesn’t necessarily live up to fiction.
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Ars Vitalis at Kean University Presents the Music of Lowell Liebermann, February 21 at Enlow Hall
Ars Vitalis at Kean University Presents the Music of Lowell Liebermann, February 21 at Enlow Hall
Liebermann, who resides in Weehawken, is one of America’s most frequently performed and recorded living composers
UNION, N.J. –– Ars Vitalis: The New Jersey New Music Forum at Kean University will present an evening of compositions by Lowell Liebermann.
Theatre and Music Students Perform with Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara
Theatre and Music Students Perform with Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara
You know you’re having a good day when Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara insists on singing a second song with you before a sold-out crowd. That’s what happened to 20 Kean University theatre and music students who auditioned to perform To Build a Home from the Broadway show The Bridges of Madison County with O’Hara at her recent Kean Stage concert.
Wines Found at Liberty Hall Sold at Auction; Will Improve Access to Museum
Wines Found at Liberty Hall Sold at Auction; Will Improve Access to Museum
A collection of centuries-old Madeira wines uncovered at Liberty Hall recently went up for auction at the famed Christie’s auction house in New York, and the proceeds will help restore a 1920s-era elevator at the landmark museum that was once the home of New Jersey's first-elected governor.
Better Food Advocate and Renowned Chef Tom Colicchio to Speak at Human Rights Conference
Better Food Advocate and Renowned Chef Tom Colicchio to Speak at Human Rights Conference
Award-winning chef and food policy activist Tom Colicchio, head judge and executive producer on Bravo Television’s Top Chef, will be the featured speaker at the Human Rights Institute conference in March that will focus on hunger and food insecurity.
‘Professional Fixer,’ Inspiration for Scandal TV Drama, Joins Kean’s Distinguished Lecture Series on February 6
‘Professional Fixer,’ Inspiration for Scandal TV Drama, Joins Kean’s Distinguished Lecture Series on February 6
The woman who inspired the hit TV series Scandal, high-powered crisis manager Judy A. Smith, will discuss her work in politics, media and top-level crisis management when Kean University’s Distinguished Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, February 6.
Presidential Historian Jon Meacham Offers Perspective and Hope
Presidential Historian Jon Meacham Offers Perspective and Hope
Taking a long view of the American political climate, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham reminded an audience at Kean University that the country has come through difficult times before and will again.