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Q&A: Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., on the Gender Pay Gap
Q&A: Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., on the Gender Pay Gap
Economics lecturer Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., an expert in health, labor and gender economics, says bias against women in the workplace is ingrained and salary discrimination against women across industries is not going to improve anytime soon.
Kean Receives Accreditation for New Master’s Program in Genetic Counseling
Kean Receives Accreditation for New Master’s Program in Genetic Counseling
Kean University has received accreditation for a new graduate program in genetic counseling, paving the way for students to begin coursework in Fall 2020.
Q&A: Frank Argote-Freyre on Making a Difference on Immigration
Q&A: Frank Argote-Freyre on Making a Difference on Immigration
Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., a Kean associate professor of Latin American history and advocate for immigrant rights and social justice, spoke to Kean News about his perspective on the immigration crisis.
Provost Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., Named Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
Provost Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., Named Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
Provost and Vice President for Research and Faculty Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., will spend the summer of 2020 as a visiting scholar in the Harvard University Department of the History of Science researching the topic, How Amateurs Changed the World: Philosophical Foundations of Scientific Discoveries.
Music Professor Tours with Iconic Rock Band
Music Professor Tours with Iconic Rock Band
Adjunct Professor James Musto III, director of the Kean Percussion Ensemble, applied his classical music training to classic rock recently, playing the timpani for The Who during the band's Moving On! tour.
Google Grant Funds Kean Research into Computer Science Education for Bilingual Learners
Google Grant Funds Kean Research into Computer Science Education for Bilingual Learners
A prestigious Google grant is supporting Kean researchers who are working to break language barriers for Hispanic students in high school computer science classes. The $113,000 grant is one of only six Computer Science and Education Research (CS-ER) grants awarded this year by Google.
Kean Grad Spreads the Word About Climate Change at U.N. Forum
Kean Grad Spreads the Word About Climate Change at U.N. Forum
Kean alumnus Michael Favetta ’07, a former TV weatherman who has built a successful career around the weather, recently presented at a United Nation climate change forum in Taiwan on the topic, "Communication Climate Change."
High School Students Learn about Renewable Energy at Kean
High School Students Learn about Renewable Energy at Kean
New Jersey high school students learned about wind and solar power and other renewable energy in workshops hosted by Kean University’s School of Environmental and Sustainability Science in Union, New Jersey this summer.
$1.5 Million Federal Grant Supports Kean’s Supplemental Instruction Program
$1.5 Million Federal Grant Supports Kean’s Supplemental Instruction Program
Kean’s Supplemental Instruction program has received a $1.5 million federal grant to fund a major expansion of the program, which offers specialized, peer-to-peer academic support to students enrolled in traditionally difficult gateway courses such as chemistry and mathematics.
Kean Associate Dean’s Drawings Included in Smithsonian Collection
Kean Associate Dean’s Drawings Included in Smithsonian Collection
Four drawings by Michael Graves College Associate Dean Rose Gonnella are part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) Sara Roby Foundation Collection in Washington, D.C.