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Kean Building and Students Receive Awards in Architecture

Kean Building and Students Receive Awards in Architecture

The Kean Skylands "classroom in the trees" and three Kean architecture students were recognized by the Newark and Suburban Architects chapter of AIA.
Year One director John Wooten works on stage with artistic and literary intern Latisa Harriott, a graduate of Kean University
Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Eight Kean theatre alumni are getting valuable experience and earning points toward their Actors' Equity membership serving as understudies and in backstage roles for the Premiere Stages' production of Year One, which is in its final week at Kean’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center.
The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience
Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience to Headline Free Outdoor Music Festival at Kean

Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience to Headline Free Outdoor Music Festival at Kean

The free Jazz & Roots Music Festival at The Lawn at Enlow Hall on Saturday, October 16 from 4:30-8 p.m. will feature great music from jazz and rap/hip-hop artists.
North Avenue Academic Building wide shot
Kean Wins Two National Science Foundation Grants to Support Diversity in Computer Science

Kean Wins Two National Science Foundation Grants to Support Diversity in Computer Science

Kean will lead a five-school consortium that received a $5 million research grant from the National Science Foundation and will also share in a second grant to increase minority undergraduates and grad students in computer science.
Pres. Lamont Repollet and VP Barbara George Johnson
Kean’s Repollet, Johnson Named to NJBIZ Top 50 in Education

Kean’s Repollet, Johnson Named to NJBIZ Top 50 in Education

Kean President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., and Vice President of External Affairs and Urban Policy and Research Barbara George Johnson are among the 50 most impactful leaders in New Jersey education.
Former Kean University Board of Trustees chair Ada Morell speaks at a podium at Kean's commencement.
Board of Trustees Names Steve Fastook as Chair, Replacing Longtime Board Leader Ada Morell

Board of Trustees Names Steve Fastook as Chair, Replacing Longtime Board Leader Ada Morell

After 10 years at the helm of the Kean University Board of Trustees, Ada Morell ’97 announced on Monday that she was stepping down as chair of the University’s governing board. The trustees selected fellow Board member and media executive Steve Fastook H’06 as the Board’s new leader. 

Kean Cougar Connections Center for Social Work met the campus during an outdoor event at Miron
Cougar Connections Center of Social Work Opens on Campus

Cougar Connections Center of Social Work Opens on Campus

Students facing challenges such as food insecurity or other basic needs can find support through Kean's new Cougar Connections Center of Social Work.
Hynes Hall by Tobin Porterfield
Kean University to Host Small Business Conference

Kean University to Host Small Business Conference

From understanding contract bids to perfecting an “elevator pitch,” the Small Business Conference at Kean University on Friday, September 17 will offer tools to help businesses, students and entrepreneurs succeed.

Students walk on Kean's campus in Union, with the clock tower behind them.
Kean Recognized for Innovation, Social Mobility, Diversity by 'U.S. News & World Report'

Kean Recognized for Innovation, Social Mobility, Diversity by 'U.S. News & World Report'

"U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges" ranks Kean University a top-performing school for social mobility and innovation and names it among the most diverse universities in the country.
The book cover of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
‘Common Read’ Puts Kean Students on the Same Page

‘Common Read’ Puts Kean Students on the Same Page

Kean's first-year students will all be reading the same book this semester, "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo, as the University institutes its inaugural Common Read to build community and recognize Hispanic Heritage Month.