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Research Days at Kean University is an annual celebration of student and faculty research and creative endeavors. Since its inception in 2009, the number of students presenting at Research Days has increased from 90 to a record-breaking 485.

Kean Junior Sarah Mack recently received an honorable mention in the 2017 Goldwater Scholarship competition. This year, 1286 students from 470 institutions were nominated for Goldwater scholarships. 307 Honorable Mentions were awarded.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3rd, 2017

For a second straight year, the Kean University Gospel Choir has been selected to compete in the Adult Choir Category at McDonald’s Gospelfest, an annual Mother’s Day weekend event in Newark. Last year, the Kean Gospel Choir took first place in the competition.

Kean University alumna Nicole Halkias ’94/M.A. ’98 was recently named Teacher of the Year at Brookside Place School in Cranford. The fifth grade teacher received an anonymous nomination that led to her award, recognizing her for excellence in teaching––her life’s work.

Brazen Blog recently recognized Kean University as one of four U.S. universities who "Snapchat Smart." Brazen cited a Pokemon Go themed Kean marketing campaign as an example of Snapchat innovation.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2017

Kean alumna Ayana Baraka is the Director of Photography for a new film, Behind the Curtain: Eclipsed, set to air on Centric TV March 1.

A book co-authored by Kean University Professor Emeritus Mark Edward Lender, Ph.D. – Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle – has been named a finalist for the George Washington Prize.