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Architecture students in Kean University’s Michael Graves College recently won three out of the four top student design awards from the regional chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The group — AIA Newark & Suburban Architects — also awarded silver medals for design to Kean’s Liberty Hall Academic Center and Hynes Hall buildings.

Kean University welcomed the community back to campus with three outdoor entertainment events — a family-friendly show, a doo wop concert and a play at Liberty Hall Museum — created with COVID-19 precautions to allow audiences to enjoy live performances safely.

College of Education Associate Professor Jennifer Chen, Ed.D., received a prestigious national research award to study the impact of remote instruction on the teaching practices of early childhood teachers in New Jersey.

A new mentorship program designed to increase diversity and introduce students to behind-the-scenes careers in film, TV and theatre was launched recently for students at Kean.

The presidents of Kean University and County College of Morris (CCM) have signed an agreement bringing CCM into the Pathway to Kean dual admission program, providing students with access to an affordable path for earning both an associate degree and a bachelor’s degree.

Kean students are supporting local families struggling with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic by volunteering at Union County food distribution events throughout the Fall semester.

A new era in the development of Wenzhou-Kean University began this semester with the launch of three graduate programs at Kean’s China campus — a doctorate in educational leadership, and master’s degrees in instruction and curriculum, and biotechnology science.

School of Computer Science and Technology Associate Professor Jing-Chiou Liou, Ph.D., has patented an invention that could improve computer login authentication and reduce the number of passwords users need.

A corps of student volunteers called the Voting Squad is fanning out across Kean University, on campus and remotely, to register students to vote in the upcoming election.