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White Coat Ceremony Celebrates Kean Physical Therapy Students
White Coat Ceremony Celebrates Kean Physical Therapy Students
Kean’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) school held its first White Coat Ceremony, marking the students’ entry into clinical training at hospitals and other healthcare settings in preparation for graduation this year.
Education, Political Leaders Call for Strengthening African American History Lessons in K-12 Classrooms
Education, Political Leaders Call for Strengthening African American History Lessons in K-12 Classrooms
At a National Day of Service event, Kean President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D. and others called for teaching African American history in K-12 education across the curriculum and throughout the school year.
New Certified COVID-19 Testing Lab Opens at Kean
New Certified COVID-19 Testing Lab Opens at Kean
A new federally certified campus lab that will process COVID-19 test results has opened on Kean's Union campus, building upon an unprecedented partnership with the County of Union in diagnostic testing and critical public health research during the pandemic. The lab will deliver test results in 24 to 48 hours.
Kean Grad Serves for Success in Tennis World
Kean Grad Serves for Success in Tennis World
Kean alumnus Emir Hamzic ’20, a national collegiate tennis champion, is now putting his athletic skills to work becoming a leader in the tennis coaching world.
Broadway Star Andrea McArdle Shines in Streamed Holiday Concert at Kean
Broadway Star Andrea McArdle Shines in Streamed Holiday Concert at Kean
Broadway’s original Annie, Andrea McArdle, will perform a holiday concert of hope and joy streamed from Kean’s intimate Enlow Recital Hall, making her first concert appearance since the start of the pandemic.
Kean Teams Shine in University’s Virtual Business Plan Competition
Kean Teams Shine in University’s Virtual Business Plan Competition
A web-based academic planning tool for college students and a “reverse bidding” app linking local businesses to prospective customers took top honors at the Kean University 2020 Business Plan Competition.
Kean Student Pens ‘Purrfect’ Children’s Book
Kean Student Pens ‘Purrfect’ Children’s Book
The inspiration for Kean student Jason Van Woeart’s first children’s book came in the form of a small, stray calico cat named Marina Cat.
The English education major wrote "The Adventures of Marina Cat: who ate my food?" after meeting and feeding the feline at a Carteret marina.
Kean Honors Students Who Are First in Their Families to Attend College
Kean Honors Students Who Are First in Their Families to Attend College
A weeklong series of events at Kean University marking First-Generation College Celebration Day culminated in a virtual address by President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., in which he encouraged first-generation students to “be extraordinary.”
Kean Grad Overcomes Obstacles to Become Motivational Speaker
Kean Grad Overcomes Obstacles to Become Motivational Speaker
Brad Butler II experienced his parents’ substance abuse, his own academic struggles and finances so strained he sometimes slept in his car when he couldn’t afford the gas to drive home. But the Kean alumnus used those challenges as motivation and is now an award-winning motivational speaker, student advocate and success coach.
Q&A: Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., Demystifies the Electoral College
Q&A: Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., Demystifies the Electoral College
When does the Electoral College vote? Do electors get paid? How is the presidential electoral process working this year? Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., a Kean associate professor of history and former elector sheds light on this hot topic.