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Kean Graduate Is Building His Career on Social Media

Kean alumnus Agranay Dhondiyal ’23 was a business marketing student when he created a digital product using blockchain technology that he says can help universities and organizations build engagement.

Steve Sosna sits in a helicopter on a helipad, the door open and his leg dangling outside the helicopter.

Kean Earth Science Graduate Takes Meteorology World by Storm

Kean graduate Steve Sosna ’08 has a job that’s as changeable as the weather. His degree from the University helped him launch his dream career.

Renovated Kean Fitness Center Opens on Union Campus

With updated workout equipment, a new indoor turf area, brighter lighting, extended hours and more, the Fitness Center gives Kean Cougars a great new place to work on wellness.

Announcing a Kean University Podcast: 'Urban Impact'

Kean University has launched "Urban Impact," a podcast featuring Kean scholars as well as community leaders and others that examines the complex issues facing urban communities. In the first episode, "What Is Urban Research Anyway?," Kean Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David S. Birdsell, Ph.D., explains Kean’s important role as New Jersey’s first urban research university.

Author James McBride to Give Distinguished Lecture at Kean

Award-winning author and screenwriter James McBride will speak about identity and inclusion on Thursday, February 9 as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at Kean University.

The outside of a building, with a sign reading Keanu's Kitchen.

Keanu’s Kitchen Revamped and Open for Dining on Kean’s Main Campus

Keanu’s Kitchen, a dining hall on Kean University’s Union campus, has been reimagined and is now offering new features for students and employees, including a personalized approach to dining, new menu items and expanded hours.

Three Kean graduate students are working on a mental health initiative in Belleville schools

Kean Receives $4.5 Million Grant for Mental Health Program in Belleville Schools

A $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund a Kean University program designed to increase diversity among school psychologists while proactively addressing student mental health in the Belleville School District.

Kean Hall on Kean University's main campus in Union, New Jersey.

Kean Makes History as Urban Research University with Funding for Three Initiatives in Federal Spending Bill

The University will receive more than $4 million for a series of new initiatives tied to its designation as an urban research university under the federal spending bill signed into law by President Biden.

Kean's KUBS Program Broadens Opportunities for High School Athletes

A high school basketball event on Saturday, January 7 launched a new program at Kean, KUBS, that introduces urban students to higher education through sports.

New Jersey’s Best Pizza Maker Is a Kean Student

Kean University criminal justice student Michael Testa has an amazing new topping for his resume – winning the Up-and-Coming Pizza Makers competition in Atlantic City this fall. Check out our video to see his dough-spinning skills and find out what was on the pizza that won him the crown.