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Wenzhou-Kean University students talking on the grass.
Wenzhou-Kean University Faculty Look Forward to Next Phase of Growth

Wenzhou-Kean University Faculty Look Forward to Next Phase of Growth

Wenzhou-Kean University enters the next phase of its development as an international university of distinction with a recently approved comprehensive employment package for faculty that will ensure WKU continues to attract and retain outstanding scholars from around the world.
Kean Gospel Choir at Radio City
Kean Gospel Choir Opens for Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall

Kean Gospel Choir Opens for Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall

The award-winning Kean Gospel Choir performed on Sunday, December 2 at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, opening for the annual Christmas Spectacular show.
Patricia Morreale, Ph.D.
Kean’s Patricia Morreale Named AAAS Fellow

Kean’s Patricia Morreale Named AAAS Fellow

Kean University School of Computer Science Executive Director Patricia Morreale, Ph.D., has joined the ranks of Nobel laureates and science pioneers as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Kean's first AAAS fellow, Morreale received the prestigious national honor for achievements in advancing science.
Kean assistant professor of sociology, Julia Navárez, Ph.D. wrote a book on climate change and cities.
Climate Change in Urban Environments

Climate Change in Urban Environments

Julia Nevárez, Ph.D., assistant professor and sociology program coordinator, is the author of a new book, Governing Disaster in Urban Environments: Climate Change Preparation and Adaption After Hurricane Sandy. She talks about looking beyond efforts to rebuild infrastructure and exploring ways to rebuild communities.
Kean adjunct math professor Irisa Leverette instructs students in algebra.
Rapping Prof. Makes Algebra 'Contagious'

Rapping Prof. Makes Algebra 'Contagious'

Kean University adjunct professor Irisa Leverette helps her students learn algebra, encourages them to do homework, and reduces “math anxiety” by rapping in the classroom.
Gifts to Kean on Giving Tuesday support academic programs, scholarships, and facilities.
Support Kean Students on 'Giving Tuesday'

Support Kean Students on 'Giving Tuesday'

It’s like putting scholarships, academic initiatives and building upgrades all in one gift-wrapped box. On Giving Tuesday — the global day of charitable giving on November 27 — Kean University supporters can help fund all of those things by making an online donation to the Kean University Foundation.
Cristina Fittipaldi poses in the Human Rights Institute.
Graduate Student Brings Passion for Public Art to Kean Galleries in Water Is Life Exhibition

Graduate Student Brings Passion for Public Art to Kean Galleries in Water Is Life Exhibition

Art and the public good come together for graduate student Cristina Fittipaldi at Kean University Galleries where she combines her two passions — art and improving the public welfare.
Student in computer lab
Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Gets Grant to Expand Biotech Hub

Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Gets Grant to Expand Biotech Hub

The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship (ILSE) was awarded a $100,000 planning grant with Union Township to expand its outreach to life science entrepreneurs and its University programs.
Hidden Child survivor of the Holocaust, Albert Hepner, speaks at Kean University
‘Hidden Child’ of the Holocaust Speaks at Kristallnacht Commemoration

‘Hidden Child’ of the Holocaust Speaks at Kristallnacht Commemoration

The lifelong psychological toll of the Holocaust on children who lived in hiding to avoid capture by the Nazis was recounted in emotional detail at Kean by Albert Hepner, one of those “hidden children.”
Kean student Catherine Lenahan prepares to serve as Dean for a Day.
Trading Places: Kean Student, Administrators Switch Roles in "Dean for a Day"

Trading Places: Kean Student, Administrators Switch Roles in "Dean for a Day"

Imagine if a Kean University senior were to run meetings, solve problems and  be a campus administrator for a day; while at the same time, deans sat in classes, ate at the cafeteria and got a taste of student life. It happened at Kean on November 1, wh