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Chamique Holdsclaw, sitting, with her hands folded on a desk.
14th Annual Human Rights Conference to Address Mental Health Stigmas

14th Annual Human Rights Conference to Address Mental Health Stigmas

WNBA Hall of Famer Chamique Holdsclaw will be the keynote speaker at the 14th annual Human Rights Conference, "Stop the Stigma: Mental Health and Human Rights," on March 25.
Black History Month Proclamation

Black History Month Proclamation

Kean University celebrates the month of February 2022 as Black History Month and is rededicated to studying, honoring and championing the Black community — not just this month, but every day thereafter. 

Happy Chinese New Year, Wenzhou-Kean University

Happy Chinese New Year, Wenzhou-Kean University

The Kean USA executive leadership team sends greetings to the WKU community to mark the Lunar New Year, the year of the tiger.

David Serra, Carlier Hernandez, Tristram Dacayan, and Varun Medidi smiling at a webcam for a headshot photo.
Kean Students Win National STEM Awards

Kean Students Win National STEM Awards

Six Kean University STEM students received awards at the recent Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Virtual Conference, including one student who won the conference hackathon competition.

Kean University Installs First Black President

Kean University Installs First Black President

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., a Kean alumnus and former Kean Trustee, was installed as the 18th leader and first Black President of the University in a campuswide ceremony attended by Kean faculty and students, state lawmakers, presidents of other colleges and universities across New Jersey, and family and friends.
Kean Dedicates Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology

Kean Dedicates Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology

Kean University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially dedicate The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, and honor Distinguished Professor Emerita Dorothy Grant Hennings, Ed.D., and her husband, the late Professor George Hennings, Ed.D.

Year One director John Wooten works on stage with artistic and literary intern Latisa Harriott, a graduate of Kean University
Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Eight Kean theatre alumni are getting valuable experience and earning points toward their Actors' Equity membership serving as understudies and in backstage roles for the Premiere Stages' production of Year One, which is in its final week at Kean’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center.
The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience
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 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.

Knowledge Bennett artwork
Contemporary Artist Knowledge Bennett's ‘Pieces of a Man’ Exhibition to Debut at Kean

Contemporary Artist Knowledge Bennett's ‘Pieces of a Man’ Exhibition to Debut at Kean

Internationally recognized contemporary artist Knowledge Bennett will open a multimedia art exploration at Kean University, beginning September 1. "Pieces of a Man" focuses on matters of science, mathematics, spirituality and societal issues.