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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. 

Kean University Launches Women’s Flag Football

Kean University Launches Women’s Flag Football

Kean University is making history with the launch of its women's flag football team. Meet the trailblazers redefining the game and inspiring a new generation of women in athletics.

A photo of Yankee Stadium showing the name of new Proud Partner Kean University
Kean University Establishes Partnership with the New York Yankees

Kean University Establishes Partnership with the New York Yankees

Kean University is stepping up to the plate as a Proud Partner of the New York Yankees.

Nurse practitioner Major Kristine Sparks pictured in the exam room at Kean  Wellness Center
U.S. Army Major Kristine Sparks Returns ‘Home’ to Kean University Wellness Center

U.S. Army Major Kristine Sparks Returns ‘Home’ to Kean University Wellness Center

Kean Wellness Center nurse practitioner Kristine Sparks, DNP, stepped back into her role on campus after completing a deployment to a Texas military base as a U.S. Army reservist.
Upclose photo of a flag football player holding a Kean University football on a field; blue.
Kean University to Add Women’s Flag Football as Varsity Sport

Kean University to Add Women’s Flag Football as Varsity Sport

The Cougars are adding women's flag football to their athletic program, bringing its total varsity sports to 24, with the team competing at the recreation level this Spring before transitioning to varsity status in 2026.
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.
Kean's new wrestling coach Chris DiSanto will lead the men's and women's wrestling programs. He's pictured in the hall of Harwood
Kean Adds Men’s, Women’s Wrestling to its Roster of NCAA Sports

Kean Adds Men’s, Women’s Wrestling to its Roster of NCAA Sports

Kean is adding a new women's wrestling team, and reestablishing its men's team, to add to the diverse opportunities for students to take part in intercollegiate sports.
Temple Grandin speaks from podium at Kean
Distinguished Lecturer Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Shares Insight on Educating Students with Autism at Kean University

Distinguished Lecturer Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Shares Insight on Educating Students with Autism at Kean University

Grandin, a renowned autism advocate, educator and animal scientist who is autistic, shared the message that the world “needs the skills of people who think differently.”
Kean Is Family: Building Bonds Through Lacrosse

Kean Is Family: Building Bonds Through Lacrosse

Men's Lacrosse Head Coach Alex Lopes met his wife, Olivia, at Kean. Now, he’s back on campus, leading the men’s lacrosse team and building a new family of players united by their shared passion, hard work and Kean spirit.