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Grammy-winning Alumnus Holds Music Master Class for Kean Students

Grammy-winning Alumnus Holds Music Master Class for Kean Students

Kean University alumnus Alan Paul, a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, recently shared his harmonizing expertise with Music Conservatory students in a master class.

Premiere Stages – Theatre Students’ First Act

Premiere Stages – Theatre Students’ First Act

Premiere Stages’ Understudy Program offers a leg up to theatre students by giving them professional acting credits before leaving college.
Wenzhou Kean University student Yichen Wang and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus
WKU Student: From China to the United Nations

WKU Student: From China to the United Nations

Wenzhou-Kean University student, Yichen Wang wants to work at the United Nations after graduation, but she’s already had a chance to speak up during a General Assembly student event.
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Professor Shares Italy Experiences with History Students

Professor Shares Italy Experiences with History Students

History Professor Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., brought new insights into his classes after spending three weeks in Italy this summer and giving lectures at the Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII in Bologna.
The ‘Poetics of Practice’ at Inaugural College of Liberal Arts Convocation

The ‘Poetics of Practice’ at Inaugural College of Liberal Arts Convocation

Poet Terrance Hayes was the keynote speaker at the first College of Liberal Arts Convocation, which officially launched the 2018-2019 academic year.
An American flag that flew over Ground Zero is raised at Kean University.
Solemn Ceremony, Day of Service, Memorialize September 11

Solemn Ceremony, Day of Service, Memorialize September 11

The Kean University community remembered the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in a solemn ceremony at the University’s Human Rights Institute that also marked a day of service to others.
Dr. Farahi at Opening Day 2018 for Kean University
President Farahi Gives Opening Day Address

President Farahi Gives Opening Day Address

President Dawood Farahi, Ph.D., kicked off the start of the 2018-2019 academic year with his annual Opening Day Address to faculty and staff, highlighting Kean's achievements from the past year and offering new plans to move the University forward on a path of excellence and opportunity.
Kean Choir and Chorale Take Music on Tour

Kean Choir and Chorale Take Music on Tour

The Kean University Concert Choir, Chorale and Men’s Chamber Choir’s 20-year annual touring tradition continued this spring with six concerts in five days in New Jersey and the Washington, D.C. area.
Computer Science Professor Recognized Nationally as Outstanding Mentor

Computer Science Professor Recognized Nationally as Outstanding Mentor

Jenny Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at Kean University, is being recognized by the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) for her outstanding research mentorship of women and underrepresented minorities.
Graduating English Major Weaves Story of Success

Graduating English Major Weaves Story of Success

Take it from the Class of 2018’s Schané Flowers – no matter the challenges, include internships in your Kean education.