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She Graduated at 60. She’s Just Getting Started.
She Graduated at 60. She’s Just Getting Started.
Janice Sampson '21 celebrated her 60th birthday on her last day of final exams at Kean University. The graduating senior says her experience as a non-traditional student at Kean empowered her to transform her life and pursue her dreams.
TV Star Holly Taylor Graduates with Honors from Kean
TV Star Holly Taylor Graduates with Honors from Kean
While acting full time on the television shows The Americans and Manifest, Holly Taylor was also pursuing a degree in graphic design at Kean University. Her dream of earning a college degree has come true as she graduates with the Class of 2021.
Kean Student Plans to Pitch Musical to Broadway
Kean Student Plans to Pitch Musical to Broadway
Four years ago, Sam Royster began writing a musical about Josephine Baker, the Harlem Renaissance entertainer, French Resistance spy and celebrated Civil Rights activist. On the brink of his graduation from Kean University, he’s ready to pitch it to Broadway and share it with the world.
Students Contribute to Fourth Edition of Professor's Book
Students Contribute to Fourth Edition of Professor's Book
When Michael Graves College Distinguished Professor Robin Landa was preparing for the publication of the fourth edition of her book, Advertising by Design, she turned to graduating seniors Melissa Tito and Maria Dominguez for design assistance.
Hard Work and Networking Launch Math Grad to Career of His Dreams
Hard Work and Networking Launch Math Grad to Career of His Dreams
Enrolling at Kean Ocean and switching his major from management to math put the Class of 2021's Angel Rivera on the path toward his dream job, a lucrative career as an actuary.
Distinguished Lecture Series Returns Virtually with CNN Political Commentator Bakari Sellers
Distinguished Lecture Series Returns Virtually with CNN Political Commentator Bakari Sellers
Kean University’s popular Distinguished Lecture Series will return this month with CNN political analyst and best-selling author Bakari Sellers in a virtual conversation on the topic Education, Civil Rights and Equality: Cornerstones for Our Future.
Third Time’s the Charm for Michael Graves College Graduating Senior
Third Time’s the Charm for Michael Graves College Graduating Senior
Michael DiTomasso’s educational journey at Kean proves there are different paths to success. The graphic design student is graduating magna cum laude after dropping out of Kean twice before. He also is already working in his field — as an art director at a Montclair advertising agency.
Amid COVID-19 Sickness and Loss, Kean Student Graduates with Honors
Amid COVID-19 Sickness and Loss, Kean Student Graduates with Honors
Daniela Derius-Rodriguez recently lost her mother and grandfather to COVID-19, but the Kean senior pushed through sorrow and her own bout with the illness to graduate with top honors, just as her mother would have wanted.
Biography of Lamont Repollet, Ed.D.
Biography of Lamont Repollet, Ed.D.
Lamont Repollet, Ed.D., was selected as the 18th leader of Kean University by the Kean Board of Trustees on May 11, 2020 following a comprehensive national search. He will succeed Dawood Farahi, Ph.D., who has served in the role since 2003.
Hear from the Decision Makers
Hear from the Decision Makers
VIDEO: Members of the Kean University Presidential Search Committee and the Board of Trustees take us through the process that led to alumnus Lamont Repollet, Ed.D., being appointed the next president of the University.