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Kean to Host Second Annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival

Kean to Host Second Annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival

Five-time Grammy winner Dianne Reeves will headline Kean University's second annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free concert event that will be held Saturday, September 24, from 4 to 8 p.m. on The Lawn at Enlow Hall, on East Campus.
Christopher Titmas drives his boat with a parasailer
Education Degree Helps Kean Graduate in the Classroom — and Out at Sea

Education Degree Helps Kean Graduate in the Classroom — and Out at Sea

Christopher “CJ” Titmas ’14 operates a parasailing business in Point Pleasant when he's not teaching fourth grade in Manchester's Whiting Elementary School.
Faculty and students at the School of Communication Disorders and Deafness
Kean Faculty and Students Create Videos to Help Children in Uganda

Kean Faculty and Students Create Videos to Help Children in Uganda

Faculty and students at Kean’s School of Communication Disorders and Deafness have created a series of videos that will help children with disabilities in Uganda.

Kean OT students pictured with seniors in Elizabeth
Kean OT Faculty, Students Receive Grant to Create ‘Walkability Trail’

Kean OT Faculty, Students Receive Grant to Create ‘Walkability Trail’

The Kean University Department of Occupational Therapy, the Housing Authority of Elizabeth and the Kean University Foundation have received a grant from AARP to create a “walkability trail” featuring murals inspired by city residents.
Students sit in rows before video gaming consoles, with a large screen display behind them.
Kean Esports Arena Wins ‘Best Esports Project’ Award

Kean Esports Arena Wins ‘Best Esports Project’ Award

Kean University’s new esports arena has been honored with an industry award for Best Esports Project from a leading technology trade magazine.

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Kean Establishes Tuition and Fees for 2022-2023

Kean Establishes Tuition and Fees for 2022-2023

The Kean University Board of Trustees today voted to raise tuition and fees for the 2022-2023 academic year by 3%, after two years of keeping tuition and fees flat to maximize access for students in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

T. Ituno Balogun
Kean’s T. Itunu Balogun Named to 2022 Emerging Education Leaders Program

Kean’s T. Itunu Balogun Named to 2022 Emerging Education Leaders Program

Kean University Deputy Chief of Staff T. Itunu Balogun has been named an Emerging Leader by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and will be participating in the organization’s Emerging Leaders Program.
Kean Professor Christopher Bellitto
Kean Professor Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., to Give Address at Vatican

Kean Professor Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., to Give Address at Vatican

Kean history Professor Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., spoke at the World Meeting of Families in the Vatican on the relationship between the elderly and the young in context of the Bible.
Kean's Hynes Hall at Night, with an illuminated ticker running across one side.
Kean Expands Its Small Business Development Center to Somerset County

Kean Expands Its Small Business Development Center to Somerset County

The New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC) at Kean University has expanded its service territory and now will provide services to businesses in Somerset and Union counties.