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Kean Celebrates Graduate Commencement
Kean Celebrates Graduate Commencement
As a packed house of friends and family watched and celebrated in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, Kean University conferred graduate degrees on 755 students at its festive Graduate Commencement. It was Kean's first full in-person ceremony since the pandemic struck in 2020.
What’s Next for Kean’s Class of 2022
What’s Next for Kean’s Class of 2022
Kean’s graduating class is continuing to climb higher. These Kean graduates are heading to law school, pursuing master's degrees, going on service trips, and starting their careers. Check out what some of our cougars will be doing after graduation.
Faculty-Student Research Team Advances Understanding of Fertility
Faculty-Student Research Team Advances Understanding of Fertility
An interdisciplinary team of Kean researchers studying fruit flies has created a mathematical model of a key cell structure that could have applications in the study of human fertility.
Kean Celebrates Honors Graduates at Convocation
Kean Celebrates Honors Graduates at Convocation
Kean University honored its highest-achieving 2022 graduates at Honors Convocation on Friday, May 6, recognizing the undergraduates’ commitment to hard work and excellence as the University prepares for Commencement next week.
Kean Announces 2022 Commencement Speakers
Kean Announces 2022 Commencement Speakers
John Dickerson, the award-winning CBS News chief political analyst and author, and Lauren Ridloff, a Tony-nominated actress known for roles in The Walking Dead and as Marvel’s first Deaf superhero (Eternals), will be featured speakers at Kean University’s graduate and u
Research Days Highlights Student Projects at New Jersey's First Urban Research University
Research Days Highlights Student Projects at New Jersey's First Urban Research University
Kean’s 14th Annual Research Days featured in-person poster presentations and virtual oral presentations of research conducted by more than 1,300 students and 70 members of the faculty.
Kean Distinguished Lecture Takes on Correctional System Reform
Kean Distinguished Lecture Takes on Correctional System Reform
A panel of leading experts in corrections and law called for new approaches to criminal justice reform in New Jersey during a panel hosted by Kean’s College of Business and Public Management.
‘A Better Version of Myself’: Kean Grad Student Overcomes Obstacles to Succeed
‘A Better Version of Myself’: Kean Grad Student Overcomes Obstacles to Succeed
Master of Social Work degree graduate Casey Bucceri used motivation, dedication and discipline to overcome addiction and achieve his dream of getting an education.
Kean Graduate Excels as CEO in Male-dominated Industry
Kean Graduate Excels as CEO in Male-dominated Industry
With her Kean economics degree, Maria Piastre ’04 forged a career that has put her at the top of New Jersey-based precious metals refining company Metallix.
Becoming a Doctor Despite the Odds | Cougars Climb Higher
Becoming a Doctor Despite the Odds | Cougars Climb Higher
Dr. Michael Enechukwu ’09 grew up in an underserved neighborhood in Newark, where he says few of his friends ever made it out, let alone went on to college. The footing he found at Kean propelled him through medical school and now he is back at the University teaching and mentoring students.