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Kean's Theatre Program Gives Students a Chance to Do It All

Kean's Theatre Program Gives Students a Chance to Do It All

Tori Hiotakis, a graduating senior, got a chance to work on acting, lighting and playwriting during her diverse experience as a theatre student at Kean. She also performed with Broadway icons. Learn more about her story.

Kean Student Performs with Six13 A Cappella Group

Kean Student Performs with Six13 A Cappella Group

Join Eitan Hiller in the spotlight. He's a talented senior at Kean University's Theatre Conservatory who performs nationally with the Jewish the cappella group Six13. See how harmonizing his musical skills with his heritage fulfills a lifelong dream.

Empowering Our Future: Inside Kean University's Center for Africana Studies

Empowering Our Future: Inside Kean University's Center for Africana Studies

Discover the Center for Africana Studies at Kean University, a hub for cultural exploration and social justice. Join us as we honor history, forge our future and unite communities.

Mike Milazzo, wearing a dark suit and red tie, looks outward.
Kean Graduate Honors Parents, Professors with Endowed Scholarship

Kean Graduate Honors Parents, Professors with Endowed Scholarship

A 2011 Kean University graduate is giving back to his alma mater with a scholarship for communication students in honor of his parents and two of his former professors in the Department of Communication, Media and Journalism (CMJ).

Kean Theatre Conservatory production
Kean Offers Students New Options in Musical Theatre, Exercise Science

Kean Offers Students New Options in Musical Theatre, Exercise Science

New undergraduate program options offered at Kean will help students prepare for careers in two different fields, exercise science and theatre.
The Disney Logo with the words, Behind the Screens
Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Technology Works with Kean Students

Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Technology Works with Kean Students

A group of Kean communication students is getting an inside view of Disney and ABC Television as part of a virtual program that exposes college students from diverse backgrounds to what happens behind the scenes in network television.
Sandra Bodin-Lerner leads students through an exercise in Listening class
The Power of Listening

The Power of Listening

To be a better speaker, first learn to be a better listener.

Kean Adjunct Professor Sandra Bodin-Lerner, a professional communication coach who trains people in public speaking, shares that message with Kean students through the University’s Communication and Listening class.

Executive Director of the Kean University School of Social Sciences, Vicky Cannon, Ph.D.
Q&A: What We’re Learning as the Presidential Votes Are Tallied

Q&A: What We’re Learning as the Presidential Votes Are Tallied

Vicky Cannon, Ph.D., executive director of Kean's School of Social Sciences, says the presidential election results so far show some surprises and raise important concerns about the future of our democracy.
Kean history professors Dennis Klein, Xurong Kong and Christopher Bellitto
Kean History Professors Receive National Honors

Kean History Professors Receive National Honors

Three history faculty members at Kean have received national recognition and grant support for their scholarly research, bringing academic distinction to the University in the United States and abroad.
Daniela Derius Rodriguez, Kean Class of 2020, poses with a photo of her mother.
Amid COVID-19 Sickness and Loss, Kean Student Graduates with Honors

Amid COVID-19 Sickness and Loss, Kean Student Graduates with Honors

Daniela Derius-Rodriguez recently lost her mother and grandfather to COVID-19, but the Kean senior pushed through sorrow and her own bout with the illness to graduate with top honors, just as her mother would have wanted.