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Kean alumna Brigitte Jean-Louis in a head and shoulders shot
Kean University Graduate Found ‘Dream Job’ in Non-Profit Work

Kean University Graduate Found ‘Dream Job’ in Non-Profit Work

Kean University alumna Brigitte Jean-Louis ’22 loved the idea of working in the non-profit world, and at Kean she found the skills and motivation to get her there. 

Tyler Smarslok and Stephen Strom post together on the field of the Miami Marlins baseball team.
Kean University Alumni Take Different Paths to Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins

Kean University Alumni Take Different Paths to Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins

Two Kean University alumni who never met on campus are now teamed up in Major League Baseball, reuniting as a coach and broadcaster for the Miami Marlins.  

Christina Chiarella poses in front of the NJ Devils logo
Kean Alumna Christina Chiarella Scores Career with NJ Devils and Prudential Center

Kean Alumna Christina Chiarella Scores Career with NJ Devils and Prudential Center

Christina Chiarella ’24 had a unique vantage point at this year’s Kean University Commencement ceremony. As a production coordinator for Prudential Center and the New Jersey Devils, she watched the ceremony from the arena control room — just one year after graduating herself. 

Three NJ National Guard members, all Kean alumni, fly a Kean flag at their post in Syria
Deployed in Syria, Three Soldiers Celebrate a Shared Connection with Kean

Deployed in Syria, Three Soldiers Celebrate a Shared Connection with Kean

At Al-Tanf Garrison in Syria, three New Jersey Army National Guard members - Kimmarah Casey, Marcus Martinez and Johnnie McDowell - discovered they had more in common than their mission: they were all Kean University alumni. 

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Kean University Criminal Justice Graduate Achieves Milestones in Port Authority Police Department

Kean University Criminal Justice Graduate Achieves Milestones in Port Authority Police Department

Kean alumna Priscilla Sanchez-Gonzalez ’13 grew up watching police solve crimes, and now works to protect critical infrastructure in New York and New Jersey as the first female captain of Hispanic descent in the Port Authority Police Department.
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From Dropping Out to Teaching: Lauren Connors' Inspiring Journey

From Dropping Out to Teaching: Lauren Connors' Inspiring Journey

Kean graduate Lauren Connors ’21 achieved her dream career, teaching high school history, through an atypical path.
Going Back to College at Kean

Going Back to College at Kean

Jaquana Abdullah Grant is the first graduate of the Kean Global Education and Resource Campus.
Jordie Inoa
Internships Propel Kean Graduate with Creative Spark to Career in Video Production

Internships Propel Kean Graduate with Creative Spark to Career in Video Production

Kean graduate Jordie Inoa '24 combined his lifelong love of graphic design, with a series of internships, to find his full-time job as a video editor.
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Two-Time Kean Alumnus Is Unraveling the Mystery of Viral Brain Injuries in Newborns

Two-Time Kean Alumnus Is Unraveling the Mystery of Viral Brain Injuries in Newborns

Youssef Kousa ’05, ’07 M.S., DO, Ph.D., a prenatal and neonatal critical care neurologist at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., leads groundbreaking research on how viruses affect the developing brain while he also treats patients and mentors students.