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Former Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and political strategist David Axelrod will speak at Kean University this fall as Kean University’s Distinguished Lecture Series returns for its third year.

Mark S. Hiltwein ’87 is giving back to Kean University with a generous gift establishing the Mark and Maura Hiltwein Family Scholarship to support first-generation and non-traditional students.

Nearly 1,300 Kean students will take part in the three-day conference focused on research, innovation and learning.

Graduating senior Charlene Higgs created Bodhi the Bird, the main character in her first children’s book, to teach children about positivity, perseverance and finding friends who love you the way you are.

Assistant Professor Brenna Levine, Ph.D., has decoded the most detailed genome of the invasive spotted lanternfly, paving the way for future control methods. The National Science Foundation-funded research, co-authored by a Kean graduate student, was published in Scientific Data.

Aber is ready to draw on her creative talents and hands-on experience gained through Kean's design program to make her mark in the advertising industry.

A team of University administrators contributed to a new book that explores women's leadership in higher education and international education.

Kean University is partnering with an institution of higher education in Brazil to conduct applied research focused on sustainability and the bioeconomy, offering students opportunities for international collaboration. The partnership between Kean and SENAI CIMATEC, a science and technology institution located in Salvador, Brazil, will focus on research in areas such as sustainable agricultural products; drug discovery for therapeutics to combat the Zika virus and neglected tropical diseases; and the development of healthy, sustainable housing.