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Erik Parker, holding the Emmy Award, stands in the center of a group of people.

Communication Graduate Pursues Social Justice as Documentary Filmmaker for Major Networks

As a film director and producer, Erik Parker ’01 aims to open people’s minds through documentaries and TV shows that emphasize social justice.

Shawna Supel takes the oath of office with her father holding the Bible.

Computer Science Graduate Breaks Barriers with Career in Irvington Municipal Government

Shawna Supel ’05 took a job at Irvington’s town hall while she was studying at Kean. More than two decades later, she was sworn in as the township’s first woman and first person of color to serve as municipal clerk.

A group of Kean students at the Diversity Council conference in a selfie.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Focus of Kean Diversity Council High School Leadership Conference

At the Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship conference, nearly 1,000 students developed social justice action plans for their high schools, and 10 humanitarian awards were given out.

A female student holds a beaker aloft as a female professor looks on.

Expanded Office of Technology Commercialization Assists Kean Inventors with Moving Discoveries to the Marketplace

The OTC is “open for business and stronger than ever,” with staff, resources and information to help Kean researchers patent their discoveries and develop them for consumer use.

‘A Different World’ Comes to Kean University

The President’s Distinguished Lecture Series took the Kean community back to fictitious Hillman College, as cast members from the TV hit A Different World shared their insights on college life then and now.

The attorney general and the Kean president stand at a podium

Law Enforcement, Mental Health Partnership ARRIVES at Kean

Kean is New Jersey’s first higher education institution to launch a new law enforcement program designed to de-escalate emergencies related to mental or behavioral health.

Supratik Kar, Ph.D. is pictured at the computer in his office at Hennings

Kean Assistant Professor Named Among Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide

Assistant Professor Supratik Kar, Ph.D., who conducts biomolecular and medicinal chemistry research at The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, has been named in the top 2% of the most-cited scientists in the world.

Head and shoulders shot of Ndaba Mandela, wearing a suit. He is Nelson Mandela's grandson.

Kean’s 16th Annual Human Rights Conference Spreads Nelson Mandela’s Message

Ndaba Mandela, grandson of the late human rights icon Nelson Mandela, will speak at Kean’s 16th annual Human Rights Conference on Friday, December 8.

Cougar Pantry Upgrades Address Student Food Insecurity

Healthy foods, pots and pans, and even salad kits with lettuce grown on campus are available through Cougar Pantry’s new 24/7 online ordering and food pick-up system.

Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Announces Winners of the $50,000 Translational Research Competition

The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE) at Kean University awarded prizes totaling $50,000 to three research groups investigating new approaches to breast milk preservation, inhibiting Salmonella carriage in poultry, and treatments for immune deficiencies.

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