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UN Ambassador Samantha Power Tells Audience in Kean Distinguished Lecture to ‘Shrink the Change’
UN Ambassador Samantha Power Tells Audience in Kean Distinguished Lecture to ‘Shrink the Change’
Former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power kicked off this year's Distinguished Lecture Series, uring the audience to “shrink the change” by taking action in small ways to make a difference on a global scale.
Cougars Climb Higher at Homecoming 2019
Cougars Climb Higher at Homecoming 2019
VIDEO: The Kean University cougars climbed higher at Homecoming 2019. The community gathered for food, fun and football action. A new Homecoming king and queen were crowned and four lucky students won prizes from the "Semester on Us" contest.
Q&A: Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., on the Gender Pay Gap
Q&A: Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., on the Gender Pay Gap
Economics lecturer Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., an expert in health, labor and gender economics, says bias against women in the workplace is ingrained and salary discrimination against women across industries is not going to improve anytime soon.
Kean Receives Accreditation for New Master’s Program in Genetic Counseling
Kean Receives Accreditation for New Master’s Program in Genetic Counseling
Kean University has received accreditation for a new graduate program in genetic counseling, paving the way for students to begin coursework in Fall 2020.
Q&A: Frank Argote-Freyre on Making a Difference on Immigration
Q&A: Frank Argote-Freyre on Making a Difference on Immigration
Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., a Kean associate professor of Latin American history and advocate for immigrant rights and social justice, spoke to Kean News about his perspective on the immigration crisis.
Provost Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., Named Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
Provost Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., Named Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
Provost and Vice President for Research and Faculty Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., will spend the summer of 2020 as a visiting scholar in the Harvard University Department of the History of Science researching the topic, How Amateurs Changed the World: Philosophical Foundations of Scientific Discoveries.
From Vienna to Kean, Famed Boys Choir Artistic Director Teaches Master Class
From Vienna to Kean, Famed Boys Choir Artistic Director Teaches Master Class
Soaring vocals filled a classroom in Wilkins Theatre on Friday, October 18 as the Kean Concert Choir and Women's Chorus sang in a master class with an internationally known artist, Vienna Boys Choir Artistic Director and President Gerald Wirth.
Music Professor Tours with Iconic Rock Band
Music Professor Tours with Iconic Rock Band
Adjunct Professor James Musto III, director of the Kean Percussion Ensemble, applied his classical music training to classic rock recently, playing the timpani for The Who during the band's Moving On! tour.
Kean Fraternity Hosts Charity Soccer Tournament
Kean Fraternity Hosts Charity Soccer Tournament
VIDEO: Kean's Latin fraternity, Lambda Theta Phi, raised more than $3,000 for Children's Specialized Hospital at its second annual Fraternal Charity Fútbol Cup on October 6 in Kean Alumni Stadium. The tournament included teams from many of Kean's fraternities and other ΛΘΦ chapters.
Google Grant Funds Kean Research into Computer Science Education for Bilingual Learners
Google Grant Funds Kean Research into Computer Science Education for Bilingual Learners
A prestigious Google grant is supporting Kean researchers who are working to break language barriers for Hispanic students in high school computer science classes. The $113,000 grant is one of only six Computer Science and Education Research (CS-ER) grants awarded this year by Google.