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A wireframe view of the Bedroom of Susan Livingston Kean Niemcewicz at historic Liberty Hall Museum
Kean University Is 'Fast Company' 2022 Innovation by Design Awards Honoree

Kean University Is 'Fast Company' 2022 Innovation by Design Awards Honoree

Kean received a prestigious Fast Company 2022 design award for a project in which Associate Professor Edward Johnston and students at Michael Graves College used interactive 3D media to explore history.
Rain or Shine, It's Homecoming Time at Kean

Rain or Shine, It's Homecoming Time at Kean

The wet weather didn’t dampen the mood at Kean University's Homecoming, where a spirited crowd of Cougar alumni and students enjoyed football and carnival games, and connected with friends. Dressed in Kean sweatshirts and other gear, students, alumni, faculty and staff took in the annual University tradition. 
A conductor stands in the front of a rehearsal room filled with orchestral musicians.
Kean Invites Local Musicians to Join New Community Orchestra

Kean Invites Local Musicians to Join New Community Orchestra

The Kean-NJIO Orchestra, a new intergenerational community orchestra at Kean, is looking for musicians with orchestral experience to perform a “varied, adventurous and inclusive repertoire.”
Kean President Repollet with other panelists and the moderator for a Congressional Black Caucus panel.
Kean President Addresses Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference

Kean President Addresses Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., spoke today on a Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference panel in Washington, D.C. about the importance of building a pipeline to boost the number of Black teachers across the country.

Thousands Attend 2nd Annual Jazz & Roots Festival

Thousands Attend 2nd Annual Jazz & Roots Festival

Kean University’s Jazz & Roots Music Festival drew a crowd of more than 4,000 to the Lawn at Enlow Hall on Saturday, September 24, for an evening of jazz, blues and reggae music, featuring Jazz Master Dianne Reeves and other performers.

Teachers sit at desks with a male speaker at the front.
Kean Team Provides Technology Training to Rowan University Educators

Kean Team Provides Technology Training to Rowan University Educators

Kean University’s administrative team recently visited Rowan University’s College of Education to provide professional development for faculty on using technology to increase student engagement.

Photos of the four Kean Distinguished Alumni Award honorees.
Kean to Honor Distinguished Alumni

Kean to Honor Distinguished Alumni

Kean University honors four distinguished alumni who built successful careers in fields from advertising to government: Christina Carey Dunleavy ’98; Sergio Granados ’10, ’16 MPA; Michael James, DBA, ’98; and Anthony Sa ’71.
Four lifeguards, two in a rowboat and two pushing it, row out over ocean waves.
Kean Ocean Phys Ed Student Rescues Swimmer

Kean Ocean Phys Ed Student Rescues Swimmer

It was no ordinary September day at the beach for Kean Ocean student Joe Swanton. It was more like a day at work for the physical education major who spends his summers as a lifeguard at Seaside Park.
Kean President Repollet stands with a group of leaders from Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
Kean’s Role as Hispanic-Serving Institution Demonstrated at White House and at Home

Kean’s Role as Hispanic-Serving Institution Demonstrated at White House and at Home

Kean’s rise in prominence as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) was showcased as the University’s president met with education leaders in Washington, D.C. today at the same time that the state’s top-ranking Latina addressed students and visitors on the Union campus.

Study Abroad Adventure in South Korea

Study Abroad Adventure in South Korea

A group of Kean Global Studies students spent a month in South Korea, getting an immersive cultural experience as part of a unique Travelearn program that earned them credits while they participated in an internship.