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Two Kean Students Committed to ‘Writing Wrongs’
Two Kean Students Committed to ‘Writing Wrongs’
Two Michael Graves College students were selected to take part in Writing Wrongs, an intensive three-day workshop that produced a published book, Outgrowing: Stories from the LGBTQ+ Community. They both served on the book’s design team, adding design elements throughout the book to give it a more cohesive look.
Kean Theatre Student and Alumna Receive Bauer Boucher Playwriting Awards
Kean Theatre Student and Alumna Receive Bauer Boucher Playwriting Awards
Two women, a Kean theatre student and a recent graduate who is now building a theatre career in New York City were named recipients of the Bauer Boucher Playwriting Award presented by Premiere Stages, Kean's professional theatre company in residence.
Kean History Honor Students Among Elite Presenting at National Conference
Kean History Honor Students Among Elite Presenting at National Conference
Six history honors students shared their original research on founding father William Livingston at the premier national gathering of historians, the American Historical Association conference. They presented two of the only 17 undergraduate research posters selected for the conference.
Q&A: Advertising Expert Robin Landa on the Super Bowl, Branding and ‘Buzz’
Q&A: Advertising Expert Robin Landa on the Super Bowl, Branding and ‘Buzz’
Distinguished Professor Robin Landa, who teaches advertising and graphic design at Kean University’s Michael Graves College, says the Super Bowl is a singular national event when millennials and other audiences welcome advertising into their homes and on their smartphones.
New Kean Project Showcases Faculty and Staff Expertise
New Kean Project Showcases Faculty and Staff Expertise
Kean University's new Kean Experts webpage showcases faculty and staff who are experts in their fields and can offer insight and commentary on current events and other important topics.
Kean-produced Historical Virtual Reality Film Wins International Award
Kean-produced Historical Virtual Reality Film Wins International Award
Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding, a short film written and produced by Kean University history, design, communication and theatre students, was recently awarded top honors at the international 2019 MarCom Awards.
Kean Unveils New Campus Tour Video
Kean Unveils New Campus Tour Video
Learn all about Kean University from the people who know it best - our students. Follow student guides on a tour of Kean's campuses in Union, Toms River and Jefferson, New Jersey and in Wenzhou, China. The campus tour video offers an overview of the University and demonstrates how Kean's mission to provide an accessible, affordable, world-class college education is experienced on campus through outstanding academic programs, state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant student life.
Two Kean History Professors Named New Jersey Public Scholars
Two Kean History Professors Named New Jersey Public Scholars
Kean University history faculty members Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., and Sue Kozel will be giving lectures throughout the state over the next two years as newly named New Jersey Public Scholars.
Kean Student Helps People Young and Old Explore a Bug’s Life
Kean Student Helps People Young and Old Explore a Bug’s Life
Making people squirm is part of Kean Ocean biology student Mario Cunha’s off-campus job. As an outreach educator at a Toms River insect museum, Cunha takes the “bugseum” on tour to schools, libraries, museums and other sites around the state, hosting presentations.
Lost Boy of Sudan to Sign Latest Book at Human Rights Institute
Lost Boy of Sudan to Sign Latest Book at Human Rights Institute
One of South Sudan’s “lost boys,” Nathaniel Chol Nyok, will present a talk and sign copies of his memoir, Days of Refugee: One of the World’s Lost Boys of Sudan, on Thursday, November 14, from 5-7 p.m. at Ursino Steakhouse & Tavern on Kean University’s campus.