Kean in the News
2025-2026 Academic Year
May 2026
Credit Rating Agencies Affirm Kean University’s Strong Financial Position as NJCU Merger Advances
Insider NJ, BINJE, ROI-NJ, NJBIZ | May 18, 2026
One-on-One with Dr. Lamont Repollet
PBS | May 14, 2026
2026 Niche College Rankings
Niche | May 2026
Three New Plays Announced for Premiere Stages at Kean University's 2026 Season
Theatre Mania, BroadwayWorld, New Jersey Stage
NJAC Defensive Player of the Year
ONNJ Sports | May 11, 2026
NJAC Coaching Staff of the Year
ONNJ Sports | May 11, 2026
Premiere Stages Reveals Semi-Finalists for 2026 Premiere Play Festival
Broadway World and New Jersey Stage | May 7, 2026
NJAC Player of the Year
ONNJ Sports | May 5, 2026
Scholar Athlete of the Year
ONNJ Sports | May 4, 2026
Scholar Athlete of the Year
ONNJ Sports | May 4, 2026
ECAC Coaches Reflect on a Historic First Season: 'The Moment Everything Changed'
New York Jets | May 3, 2026
April 2026
Kean University and NJCU merger advanced by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
ROI-NJ, New Jersey Business Magazine, The Positive Community , Patch and msn | April 28, 2026
A Historic Year for EOF: Nearly 2,000 Graduating Scholars Celebrated for Academic Achievement
OSHE | April 27, 2026
Credit Cards for Bad Credit
WalletHub | April 27, 2026
One on One with Steve Adubato: Joseph Youngblood II, J.D., Ph.D.
PBS Thirteen | April 25, 2026
N.J. colleges ready for commencements with Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Amanda Gorman among speakers
NJ.com, northjersey.com and AOL | April 25, 2026
BINJE’s Best: Higher Education
BINJE | April 24, 2026
This NJ film festival will spotlight artists with disabilities
northjersey.com, AOL and Courier Post | April 23, 2026
ONNJ Sports: Flag Football
ONNJ Sports | April 20, 2026
Jersey Shore Beach Erosion Problem Tackled by Scientist and Students
app. | April 16, 2026
5 Papal Visits That Made History
History | April 15, 2026
New Jersey City University pairs up with Cortaditos Coffee to launch retail management certificate program
ROI-NJ | April 15, 2026
2026 AASHE Fellows Announced
AASHE | April 13, 2026
Two Popes Named Leo: What Leo XIII Tells Us About His Successor
America Magazine | April 10, 2026
Mamdani's first 100 days: What has he done so far?
Fox5NY | April 10, 2026
Why women’s flag football is about to become the next big college sport
NJ.com | April 8, 2026
Kean University to Host Statewide Food Insecurity Summit Bringing Together Leaders From Across New Jersey
InsiderNJ | April 7, 2026
These Are NJ’s Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News Says in New Ranking
NJBIZ and Patch | April 7, 2026
Reflecting on Lent with Dante's 'Purgatorio'
National Catholic Reporter | April 4, 2026
Huge merger of 2 N.J. universities gets another boost from Wall Street
NJ.com | April 3, 2026
March 2026
Kean University Researchers Reveal How Tone Can Influence AI Accuracy
New Jersey Business Magazine | March 31, 2026
Lessons in Leadership: Dr. Lamont Repollet and Christopher Porrino
Steve Adubato’s Lessons in Leadership | March 31, 2026
Oceanport Teen Presents His Research In Preventing Beach Erosion
Patch | March 31, 2026
Kean Women’s Swimming Achieves Historic 15 All-Conference Honors
BVM Sports | March 31, 2026
Kean Research Tracks Storm-Driven Erosion at Ortley Beach
TAPinto | March 30, 2026
2026 Class of CUR Fellows Announced
CUR and Newswise | March 26, 2026
Exclusive Red Sox Interview: Jason Gilman's Grit and Determination Led Him To Professional Baseball
TalkSox | March 25, 2026
Kean University Theatre Department presents "The Bald Soprano" by Eugène Ionesco
New Jersey Stage | March 24, 2026
NJ’s Innovative Leaders to be Honored May 13
New Jersey Business Magazine | March 23, 2026
Weingarten Shares Her Book’s Backstory At Kean
AFTNJ | March 23, 2026
Kean, CSIT Launch Grant Support Program for NJ Entrepreneurs
NJBIZ, New Jersey Business Magazine and BINJE | March 19, 2026
Americana Women celebrates the queens of country and folk at Kean University
Union News Daily | March 18, 2026
Choral Concert
New Jersey Stage | March 17, 2026
Branding as a Cultural Force with Robin Landa
AIGAdesign | March 17, 2026
Dante’s Lessons for Today
Salt + Light Media | March 17, 2026
ROI Influencers Power List 2026: Higher Education — Lamont Repollet
ROI-NJ | March 16,2026
ROI Influencers Power List 2026: Super 75 — No. 70 Lamont Repollet
ROI-NJ | March 17, 2026
New Research Endowment at Kean University to Support Studies on Black Maternal and Infant Health
RLS Media | March 12, 2026
Largest law enforcement job fair in NJ comes to Kean University
News 12 New Jersey and My Central Jersey | March 11, 2026
The Evolving MBA Program: MBA Programs Are Adapting to a World Replete with AI and Other Changes
New Jersey Business Magazine | March 10, 2026
Princeton Kiosk Design Competition Names Winners, Reimagining A Downtown Landmark
Patch | March 10, 2026
He survived a knife attack at 16 in public housing. Now he’s a N.J. county commissioner.
NJ.com | March 10, 2026
How Managers Weigh Employee AI Use in Performance Reviews
Reworked | March 9, 2026
Equity Through Sound: CAU-Kean Collaborative Creates Music for All
TAPinto | March 4, 2026
BINJE’s Best: Presenting the 2026 Top Women in Business
BINJE | March 4, 2026
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Steve Adubato | March 4, 2026
Books Argue Facing Death Leads to Fulfillment
The Chosun Daily | March 3, 2026
MBA Programs Are Adapting to a World Replete With AI and Other Changes.
New Jersey Business Magazine | March 1, 2025
February 2026
Women's Flag Football Gets New College League. See the Five NJ Teams.
app, Yahoo! Sports and northjersey.com | February 27, 2026
Kean Expo to Showcase Innovations in AI, Security and Customer Experience
BINJE | February 27, 2026
Union County Women’s Generational Wellness Health Forum Takes Center Stage at Kean
RLS Media | February 27, 2026
Trump's State of the Union Address and Economic Expectations
ABC7NY | February 25, 2026
‘Dedication’ Merges Past and Present
New Jersey Jewish News and Jewish Standard | February 20, 2026
BINJE’s BEST Black Business Leaders: Why Repollet is No. 1
BINJE | February 19, 2026
Kean Gets $1.6M for Psychology Expansion
ONNJ | February 18, 2026
Nate Burleson Visits Kean Campus
ONNJ | February 17, 2026
The Best of New Jersey Podcast - Episode 6: Ricardo Roig (Artist)
Best of NJ | February 16, 2026
Kean University to Join the MASCAC in Men's Golf Starting in 2026
Mascac | February 13, 2026
Best No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards
WalletHub | February 13, 2026
Are Gen Zers really coming back to church? In N.J. it depends where you look.
NJ.com and Yahoo! | February 12, 2026
‘Build for Growth’ program in Trenton will train contractors to do just that
NJ.com | February 12, 2026
The one productivity hack high performers actually use
Fast Company | February 9, 2026
Trump’s militarized America echoes a warning from a forgotten New Jerseyan
NJ.com | February 8, 2026
A Former Principal Now University President Talks Leadership | Dr. Lamont Repollet
AP and New Principals Academy | February 7, 2026
The whole church should embrace Cardinal Fernández's call for humility
National Catholic Reporter | February 5, 2026
Leadership by Design: New book from Kean’s Repollet is roadmap for success
BINJE, Insider NJ, TAPinto, New Jersey Business Journal and New Jersey Business Magazine | February 4, 2026
Middlesex College, Kean University Agree to Seamless Transfer Process for Education Program Students
ROI-NJ, New Jersey Business Magazine, and BINJE | February 4, 2026
Why the U.S. Olympic Team Quietly Renamed Its ‘Ice House’—and What It Reveals About Modern Brand Risk
Inc. | February 4, 2026
Purpose-Driven Brands Aren’t Just Winning Culture—They’re Beating Competitors on Performance
Inc. | February 1. 2026
Plainfield Public Schools Strengthens Global Partnerships Through International Exchange with China
TAPinto | February 1, 2026
January 2026
Top Design Schools: Kean University
GDUSA | January 31, 2026
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Kean University Among 2026 Best Online Programs
InsiderNJ and NJBIZ | January 29, 2026
Area Educators Learn to Teach the Holocaust to the AI Generation
Jewish Standard, Holy City Sinner and The Jewish Foundation | January 29, 2026
Building for Growth in New Jersey with ICIC, Kean University, and NJEDA: A Free Executive Education Program Helping Construction Businesses Scale
Local Content | January 29. 2026
Laura Shabazz Paper Collage
See Great Art | January 28, 2026
The Most Important Brand Your Business Has Isn’t Your Logo—It’s You
Inc. | January 28, 2026
Judge orders New York to redraw Congressional District 11
CBS News | January 21, 2026
Nate Burleson to Share Insights on Media, Sports and Culture During President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at Kean University
TAPinto and Patch | January 21, 2026
Medical Misogyny and Marketing Addiction: How the Nineteenth-Century Patent Medicine Industry Exploited Women
Nursing Clio | January 21, 2026
Remembering the History of Arts High School and Michael Graves
Remember Them with Steve Adubato | January 21, 2026
Early Childhood Professor Examines the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Young Minds
One on One with Steve Adubato | January 21, 2026
Kean Women’s Volleyball Star
ONNJ | January 19, 2026
Designing Tomorrow: Why the Future of Leadership Must Be Intentional
CEOWORLD | January 17, 2026
27 N.J. colleges appear on Newsweek’s first list of best colleges for women
ROI-NJ | January 16, 2026
Your Personal Brand Is a Promise—Not a Performance
CEOWORLD | January 14, 2026
Murphy Signs Law Advancing Kean-New Jersey City University Merger
ROI-NJ, ONNJ, Hudson County View, Jersey City Times, University Herald | January 14, 2026
Know a Theatre: Premiere Stages at Kean University
American Theatre | January 13, 2026
Revolutionary Stories Come Alive at Sold-Out Travels with Darley Screening in Union, NJ
Travels with Darley | January 12, 2026
Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation
State of New Jersey | January 12, 2026
Best Value Colleges in New Jersey 2026
Burlington County Times | January 12, 2026
Black Men Vote: Star-Studded Leadership Forum to Engage, Educate, and Mobilize Voters
TAPinto | January 11, 2026
NJ Colleges and Universities Receive Nearly $250M to Upgrade Campus Infrastructure
New Jersey Business Magazine | January 9, 2025
Stealth $128 million New Jersey budget bill would fund World Cup marketing, county projects, NJEDA supercomputer infrastructure
The Jersey Vindicator | January 9, 2025
Prison Bills Advance but Deadline Nears
NJ Spotlight News | January 7, 2026
The Brand Promise That Builds Your Business
Inc. | January 2, 2026
Political Expert Analyzes Message of Mamdani's Speech
ABC 7 NY and Fox 5 NY | January 1, 2025
December 2025
A look at the Top 10 Stories of the Year in higher education
BINJE | December 29, 2025
Bayonne Schools, Kean University Expand Partnership
TAPinto | December 23, 2025
The Year in Review: The Top Business Stories in New Jersey in 2025
BINJE | December 23, 2025
Why Values-Driven Leadership Is the Ultimate Executive Advantage
CEOWORLD | December 21, 2025
Kean University and Braven Partner for Student Workforce Succes
New Jersey Business Magazine, ROI-NJ, Insider NJ, BINJE, and TAPinto | December 19, 2025
Are Urban Policy Wins Reaching New Jersey Families?
Public Pulse Podcast | December 18, 2025
Union County Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Funds Playwriting Residency at Newark Charter School
New Jersey Stage | December 18, 2025
Dr. Christopher Bellitto Discusses Possible Announcement of New Archbishop
NBC New York | December 17, 2025
BINJE’s Best Power Players awards announces Top 30 selections
BINJE | December 15, 2025
New York Redbull and Kean University Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Distribution
NJBIZ | December 15, 2025
Xavier's Journey
TAPinto | December 14, 2025
Murphy launches final nominations push as time dwindles
New Jersey Globe | December 12, 2025
First and Largest Latino Fraternity Honored by the New Jersey Legislature
The Trentonian | December 11, 2025
A Virgin Birth in a Crocodile? with Dr. Brenna Levine & Dr. Warren Booth | Not Impossible Podcast
Not Impossible Podcast | December 10, 2025
The Bridge Rockaway by Think! Architecture & Design is New York’s first hybrid industrial–residential project
New York Metropolitan | December 8, 2025
Kean University Establishes First Endowed Professorship in College of Education Honoring Betty C. Elrod Cobb ’75
TAPinto | December 6, 2025
Nimbus Dance brings ‘Jersey Nutcracker’ to Kean University on Dec. 6
Union News Daily | December 5, 2025
Housing and Community Development Network Celebrates Leadership Appointments to Sherrill Transition Team
Insider NJ | December 3, 2025
How Your Brand Can Stay Relevant Without Being Performative
Inc. | December 3, 2025
Lee Clark Joins Governor-elect Sherrill’s Transition Team
TAPinto | December 2, 2025
Putting Children First in AI: Kean University Professor Leads Research for Early Classrooms
Complete AI Training | December 2, 2025
New Jersey Initiative Re-Enrolls Over 13,500 Adults Who Left College Without Degrees
The EDU Ledger | December 2, 2025
Jets owner Woody Johnson donates $1 million to start women’s college flag-football league
New York Times, BINJE and New York Jets | December 2, 2025
Kean Professor Leads Research on Role of AI in Early Childhood Education
NJBIA and BINJE | December 1, 2025
Best Budget Apps
WalletHub | December 1, 2025
November 2025
Teaching the Holocaust to G3 and G4
NJ Jewish News | November 26, 2025
Nimbus Dance brings "Jersey Nutcracker" to Kean University on December 6th
New Jersey Stage | November 26, 2025
Jersey City mayoral debate before runoff election
PIX 11 | November 26, 2025
New Jersey Vo-tech Schools Expand AI Career Pathways
NJBIZ | November 24, 2025
Battlefield To Playing Field: Kean University Doctoral Student Helps Student–veterans Connect
Union News Daily | November 24, 2025
Kean University Wrestling 11/21
ONNJ | November 24, 2025
It’s not your imagination – your fall allergies are worse than ever
MediaFeed | November 23, 2025
Multiple New Plays to be Developed by Premiere Stages at Kean University
NJ Arts Maven | November 23, 2025
“Capturing Visual Epiphany” Photography Show Debuts in Union
TAPinto Union | November 22, 2025
Kean University Wrestling
ONNJ | November 21, 2025
New Jersey Invests $1.2M In Widest-reaching Effort to Combat College Food Insecurity
BINJE | November 21, 2025
NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani Meets with President Trump
Fox5 NY | November 21, 2025
How Kean University doctoral candidate is helping student-veterans
BINJE | November 17, 2025
Tribute Concert at Kean Explores ‘The Soul of Burt Bacharach’
NJ Arts | November 17, 2025
Community Chorale Brings Together Kean Students, Alumni and Local Residents
New Jersey Stage | November 13, 2025
NJCU Signs MOU Strengthening Ties with Leading University in Mexico
BINJE, NJ.gov, NJBIZ and ROI-NJ | November 7, 2025
How This Year's Election Day Defied the Polls
FOX5NY | November 7, 2025
Analyzing the Election Results in NY, NJ
PIX11 | November 5, 2025
Life | Home | Tech teams up with Kean University
JSDD | November 4, 2025
Kean Professor Awarded Grant for Work on Breast Cancer Detection Via AI
New Jersey Business Magazine | November 3, 2025
3 Principles Every CEO Should Understand About Branding as a Cultural Force.
CEO World Magazine | November 2, 2025
Kean University and NJCU Merger Moves Forward
New Jersey Business Magazine | November 1, 2025
October 2025
David Birdsell, Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kean University
CAA | October 31, 2025
Education Partners with Healthcare to Boost New Jersey Nursing Workforce
Brookdale Community College and OMNJ | October 31, 2025
YES on Proposals 2-4 for Social Housing
New York Daily News and Inter News Cast | October 31, 2025
The Bookmark: John Gruesser
PBS | October 30, 2025
Kean University professor awarded grant for AI breast cancer detection
NJ.com | October 28, 2025
Michael Graves’ house in Princeton is the postmodernist gem you didn’t know you could visit
Wallpaper* | October 23, 2025
Rebuilding Trust: How Kean University Connects Curriculum to Community
EDCARTA | October 22, 2025
This Guy's in Love with Burt Bacharach - Dave Popkin's Tribute Debuts at Kean University in November
TAPinto and New Jersey Stage | October 22, 2025
NJ Vocational Schools Fast-track Students into Nursing
NJBIZ | October 20, 2025
The Chełmno Death Camp
The National WWII Museum | October 20, 2025
How Microforests Are Helping Improve Biodiversity
Today | October 16, 2025
Kean Researcher Conducts Study on Osteoarthritis’ Impact on the Brain
New Jersey Business Magazine and BINJE | October 15, 2025
Mayoral Hopefuls Brace for High-stakes Debate That Could Reshape NYC Race
Fox5 NY | October 15, 2025
Unencrypted Chatter#13: Stan Mierzwa on Building Cyber Talent
Unencrypted Chatter | October 13, 2025
Kean University Offers Artificial Intelligence Degree for Students
News 12 New Jersey | October 9, 2025
In A First, Students Lead Statewide Mental Health Summit
NJ Spotlight News | October 9, 2025
Author and Professor Jonathan Mercantini, Ph.D., to Deliver 2025 Archives & History Day Keynote Speech
New Jersey Stage | October 6, 2025
Taylor Swift’s Playbook for CEOs
CEOWORLD Magazine | October 3, 2025
6 Strategies That Transform Companies from Brands into Cultural Forces
Fast Company | October 3, 2025
Kean, NJCU Merger Moves Ahead with New Agreement
NJBIZ, ROI-NJ, New Jersey Business Magazine, Yahoo!, PIX11, Politico and Higher Ed Drive | October 2, 2025
'Showgirl' Conquers Showbusiness
Toronto Sun | October 1, 2025
September 2025
Eric Adams Drops Out of NYC Mayor’s Race After Insisting He’d Stay the Course
Fox5NY | September 28, 2025
NJCU and Georgia’s Caucasus University launch five new dual degree programs
BINJE | September 25, 2025
Kean, With Its Mission to Increase Opportunities and Access, Keeps Rising on National Lists
BINJE, ROI-NJ and NJBIZ | September 24, 2025
NJ University Offers Degree in Artificial Intelligence
Fox5NY and Yahoo! | September 23, 2025
Kean U To Receive $10M In State Funding to Support Merger
Higher Ed Drive | September 19, 2025
Plans Bloom for a Microforest in Princeton as New Jersey Residents Tackle Rising Heat
Inside Climate News | September 18, 2025
Kean University to Offer In-state Tuition Pricing for Out-of-State Students
News 12 New Jersey, NJ.com, NJBIZ, MSN, Yahoo! Finance, ROI-NJ, Insider NJ, BINJE, NJ101.5, The Manila Times and Global Education Journal | September 17, 2025
Cristina ‘Nina’ Perez Recognized by Influential Women 2025
New Jersey Industry Network and Influential Women | September 17, 2025
Polls Shows Zohran Mamdani Leading NYC Mator’s Race
CBS News New York | September 16, 2025
NJ adds $10 million to proposed merger between Kean and NJCU
NBC New York and Higher Ed Dive | September 15, 2025
Kean University Gets NSF Grant to Probe Biological Insecticides Originating from Fungi
ROI-NJ | September 12, 2025
In Candid Discussion, Black Leaders Discuss Alienation of Black Male Voters
New Jersey Globe | September 12, 2025
One Approach: How We’re Optimizing Our Content for AEO
Volt | September 11, 2025
What a WhatsApp Advertisement Can Teach You About Business
Inc. | September 10, 2025
Ever-growing Kean Approaching 19,000 in Total Enrollment
BINJE | September 9, 2025
‘Walden’ Is a Dystopian Story of Family Struggle on N.J. Stage | Review
NJ.com | September 9, 2025
1st of Its Kind NJ AI Program Rolls Out at Union County School
Patch | September 8, 2025
Kean University Enrollment Climbs to Nearly 19,000 Worldwide in 2025
Insider NJ and The Ridgewood Blog | September 4, 2025
White House Involvement in NYC Mayoral Race
FOX 5 NY | September 4, 2025
'Walden' at Premiere Stages-Fascinating and Topical | Review
Broadway World, The Link News and TAPinto | September 3, 2025
Critical Gaps in High School Concussion Care
HEADCHECK Health | September 3, 2025
America’s New Prohibitionists
The Hill | September 1, 2025
Budget Percentages: How Much to Spend by Category in 2025
Wallethub | September 1, 2025
Summer 2025
Kean University to Offer New Jersey's First Bachelor's Degree in AI
Government Technology | August 29, 2025
N.J. University Debuts State’s First-ever Bachelor’s Degree In AI
NJ.com and Yahoo! News | August 29, 2025
The Cost of Getting Into College
News 12 New Jersey | August 21, 2025
State Senator McKnight Scores Major Funding for Hudson County Organizations
Hudson County View | August 20, 2025
Divon Pender Named Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development at Kean University
TAPinto | August 20, 2025
Cast and Creative Team Set for 'Walden' at Premiere Stages
Broadway World | August 20, 2025
Duolingo’s AI-first Backlash: A Lesson in Trust for Marketers
Inc.com | August 19, 2025
Best Credit Cards to Build Credit
Wallethub | August 15, 2025
Union County Commissioners Mirabella and Granados Appointed to National Leadership Roles by the National Association of Counties
UNCJ | August 6, 2025
ELEC Selects Sponsors for 2025 Gubernatorial General Election Debates
Insider NJ | July 29, 2025
In New Jersey, Benefits Bloom in Tiny Forests
The New York Times | July 22, 2025
First Lady Murphy and Governor Murphy Break Ground on First-of-its-Kind Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center
NJ.gov and NJBIZ | July 22, 2025
Giving Back: Kean University Coach Chris Swenson Has Returned to His Roots for Summer Campaign
Swimming World Magazine and TAPinto | July 21, 2025
'The Mallard' at Premiere Stages | Review
New Jersey Stage and NJ Arts | July 22, 2025
Meet Rachel Hennessey
Canvas Rebel | July 21, 2025
N.J. University Just Slashed Out-of-state Tuition By $8,700 for These 5 States
NJ.com, NJBIZ and SI Live | July 15, 2025
Instagram Launches Game-Changing Tools for Small Businesses
Inc. | June 12, 2025
Neil Ioviero Interview
ONNJ Mornings | May 28, 2025
Duolingo Made a Huge Announcement. What Happened Next Was Anything but Expected
Inc. | May 27, 2025
Wall Street Gives Thumbs Up as 2 N.J. Universities Prepare to Merge
NJ.com and AFTNJ | May 22, 205
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