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Kean University Holds In-Person Commencement Week

Kean University celebrated its 2020 graduates with a week of in-person commencement ceremonies at Alumni Field on the University’s Union campus. University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., in his first commencement address since becoming president in July, saluted members of the “remarkable” graduating class for their resilience and determination through a senior year marked by a global pandemic, remote learning and other challenges.
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Kean Trustees Vote to Keep Tuition and Fees Flat for 2020-21

Kean students will not see any increase in their combined tuition and fees in the coming academic year after the Board of Trustees voted on June 22 to hold the existing rates amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kean ocean graduate Kristen Weinbel celebrates graduation

Kean Ocean Graduate Started Own Company as a Student

Kean Ocean graduate Kristen Weinbel ’20 earned top honors and started her own business as a student, while also dealing with a rare medical condition. 

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Christina Darius, Christina Barnes and Nikki Hurd, Kean SLPD students, in their protective gear

Speech-Language Pathology Students Support COVID-19 Patients

Three students in Kean’s Speech-Language Pathology Doctorate (SLPD) program are bringing their training and skills to the COVID-19 response, helping rehabilitate patients coming off ventilators and protecting the quality of life of vulnerable patients.
Michael Diaz

Kean Student Wins Tuition-Free Semester through Cougar Climb: First Year Experience

Kean University architectural studies major Michael Diaz will have a tuition-free semester in Fall 2020 as the winner of the Cougar Climb: First-Year Experience program raffle. 
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Feng Qi, Ph.D.

Q&A: Tracking the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Kean Associate Professor Feng Qi, Ph.D., an expert on geographic information systems used in environmental modeling and public health, including the spread of infectious disease, talks about the spread of COVID-19 and steps to mitigate it around the world.
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Daniela Derius Rodriguez, Kean Class of 2020, poses with a photo of her mother.

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.

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Kean Community: We Miss You

VIDEO: Kean's academic programs and dedication to community service continue during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the campus is quiet, and we look forward to our students' return when the time is right. Take a look. #CougarsClimbHigher
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Kean Community: We’re In This Together

As the Kean community continues to follow state and federal guidelines on social distancing during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Kean’s leaders, faculty and students came together, virtually, to share messages of support and inspiration. 
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Deaf Singer Brings Inspirational Message to Kean

Singer-songwriter Mandy Harvey’s talent and love of music has taken her on international tours, to the finals of the TV show America’s Got Talent, and recently onto the stage at Kean University -- even though she cannot hear the music she performs.

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.

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