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Kean Signs Youngest Player to Football Team

Kean Signs Youngest Player to Football Team

One small recruit is providing a big dose of inspiration to the Kean University football team, on and off the field. Kean Athletics partnered with Team Impact, a nonprofit that pairs kids with serious illness and disability with college sports teams, to draft the team’s #1 recruit, Ty Weinglass.

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Kean Skylands to Host Fall Learning Festival

Kean Skylands to Host Fall Learning Festival

Kean’s campus in northwest New Jersey, Kean Skylands, invites the community to a free, fun-filled event Saturday, October 29, with guided nature hikes, tours, community demonstrations and interactive seminars for all ages.
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Kean Senior Wins Top Undergraduate Award at Prestigious GMiS Conference

Kean Senior Wins Top Undergraduate Award at Prestigious GMiS Conference

Computer science student Xavier Amparo won the highest student recognition award at the prestigious Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Conference in Pasadena, the first time a Kean student received the honor.
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Kean, Union County Join National ‘Safe Place’ to Combat Hate

Kean, Union County Join National ‘Safe Place’ to Combat Hate

Kean became the first university in New Jersey designated a “Safe Place” under a national program that assures a safe environment for victims of hate, bullying and threats.

New York Red Bulls Service Project

New York Red Bulls Service Project

Kean University’s commitment to community service shone through in a recent project where volunteers partnered with the New York Red Bulls to make breakfast bags for families staying at Ronald McDonald House New York.

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Students in Three Countries Attend Class Simultaneously at Kean

Students in Three Countries Attend Class Simultaneously at Kean

Students and faculty at Kean’s Michael Graves College School of Public Architecture began remote learning as a necessity during the pandemic but are now using it as a tool in a classroom that stretches across the world.
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Kean to Host 'The Search for Humanity After Atrocity' Conference

Kean to Host 'The Search for Humanity After Atrocity' Conference

Scholars and nonprofit practitioners from around the world will come together at Kean University for a two-day conference examining new ways to pursue justice and negotiate post-conflict conditions.
Kean Welcomes LGBTQIA+ Author for ‘Common Read’ Book Talk

Kean Welcomes LGBTQIA+ Author for ‘Common Read’ Book Talk

Best-selling author George M. Johnson met with Kean students and faculty on October 11 for a book reading and discussion as Kean took part in its second Common Read.
Artist Ricardo Roig, in a black jacket and gray cap.
Graduate Builds Rewarding Career as Artist After Developing Signature Technique at Kean

Graduate Builds Rewarding Career as Artist After Developing Signature Technique at Kean

When Ricardo Roig ’08 gets the inspiration for a work of art, he sees a flash of light. His other milestone moments have struck like lightning bolts, too.

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Lessons from Kean’s Occupational Therapy Program Guide Graduate in Medical School

Lessons from Kean’s Occupational Therapy Program Guide Graduate in Medical School

As a medical resident at the Cleveland Clinic, Kean University alumna Penina Gross-Richmond is excited about her future as a pediatrician.