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Distinguished Lecture Series Opens with Samantha Power on October 28
Distinguished Lecture Series Opens with Samantha Power on October 28
Former Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and political strategist David Axelrod will speak at Kean University this fall as Kean University’s Distinguished Lecture Series returns for its third year.
Kean Skylands Campus Opens to Students
Kean Skylands Campus Opens to Students
Students from northwest New Jersey are studying biology, criminal justice and management at the new Kean Skylands campus in Jefferson. It offers students with associate degrees the chance to earn their bachelor's degrees close to home on a unique campus with a renovated former abbey and a treehouse classroom building, all connected by a beautiful skywalk.
Q&A: Hurricanes, Dorian and Climate Change
Q&A: Hurricanes, Dorian and Climate Change
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul Croft, Ph.D., a meteorologist, discusses the conditions that created the devastating Hurricane Dorian and whether we should expect more storms like it.
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Kean Top Performer on Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Kean Top Performer on Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report this week ranked Kean University among the top universities in the northern United States for helping economically disadvantaged students enroll and graduate within six years.
‘Welcome Home’ to New U.S. Citizens at Liberty Hall Naturalization Ceremony
‘Welcome Home’ to New U.S. Citizens at Liberty Hall Naturalization Ceremony
With historic Liberty Hall Museum as a backdrop, 29 new American citizens who live in Union County were sworn in at a recent naturalization ceremony at Kean University.
Kean Launches NJ-China STEM Sister School Program for K-12
Kean Launches NJ-China STEM Sister School Program for K-12
University Holds International STEM Education Forum at Wenzhou-Kean University in China
Kean University has launched an international sister school program between K-12 schools in New Jersey and China that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math
Kean Ocean Students Head to Front of the Class at Lavallette School
Kean Ocean Students Head to Front of the Class at Lavallette School
Health and Physical Education majors from Kean Ocean are getting the chance to earn extra in-school training through a unique relationship with the Lavallette school district.
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.
Students Help Make Theatre Sensory Friendly for All
Students Help Make Theatre Sensory Friendly for All
The sound level in Wilkins Theater was lowered, the house lights were cut in half, and a team of Kean graduate students provided sensory friendly sand play, crafts, games and a crawl-through tunnel during a recent performance of the children’s show Pinkalicious: The Musical.
Chelsea Clinton Urges Action to Help Endangered Species
Chelsea Clinton Urges Action to Help Endangered Species
Best-selling author and animal rights advocate Chelsea Clinton joined Senator Raymond J. Lesniak at Kean's Enlow Recital Hall to discuss her new book, "Don't Let Them Disappear." The former first daughter answered questions from children and signed books for the sold-out crowd.