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Sewing Her Story: A Kean University Alumna’s Journey to Healing

Sewing Her Story: A Kean University Alumna’s Journey to Healing

Alumna Deneen Marshall-Mike '17 transformed her childhood love of quilting into a master's research project and a path to healing. Discover how she stitched together her past, present and future through fabric and storytelling.

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Kean University Recognized by 'U.S. News & World Report' for Advancing Social Mobility

Kean University Recognized by 'U.S. News & World Report' for Advancing Social Mobility

Kean was ranked among the nation’s top universities for social mobility by U.S. News & World Report for the seventh consecutive year for advancing equity and supporting student success. The honor comes as the University marks record enrollment, rising national rankings and continued growth as a research university.
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 alumna Brigitte Jean-Louis ’22 is drawing on the skills and support she gained at Kean to create impactful initiatives to empower women and combat racism in her role as director of mission advancement at YWCA Princeton.
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.