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Kean Announces Education Partnership with 2024 HBCU NY Classic

Kean Announces Education Partnership with 2024 HBCU NY Classic

Kean University, the state’s urban research university, will serve as the New Jersey Education Partner for the 2024 HBCU NY Classic and host a series of events on its Union campus in advance of the annual football tradition in September. 

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Kean Students Catalog Westfield’s Environmental Resources

Kean Students Catalog Westfield’s Environmental Resources

Six Kean University students created an Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) for the Town of Westfield as their senior capstone project, saving the town time and money while also providing a foundation for future planning decisions.

Kean Scholar Academy s6udents learn about drones during a visit to Skylands
Kean University Named to FAA Drone Training Program

Kean University Named to FAA Drone Training Program

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently selected Kean University as the only four-year institution in New Jersey to join its Collegiate Training Initiative focused on the use of unmanned aircraft systems, or drones.

Lance Marquardt is working in a lab
Kean Biotechnology Graduate Helps Patients with Genetic Diseases

Kean Biotechnology Graduate Helps Patients with Genetic Diseases

Growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, Lance Marquardt became interested in science as he watched the impact of selective breeding of cows and crops.

Nearly 30 years later, the Kean graduate has traded the rustic outdoors for work in a lab. 

Kean counseling graduate student Caitlin Braine presenting her research in Italy
Kean University Graduate Students Research Afghan Refugee Experience

Kean University Graduate Students Research Afghan Refugee Experience

The work of two Kean University graduate students who researched first-hand experiences of Afghan refugees resettled in Europe was showcased last month at an international counseling conference in Italy. Their findings included analysis of ways that Afghan refugees could be assisted through counseling.
Playwright Benjamin V. Marshall poses in front of a bookshelf.
‘Still,’ New Historical Play at Premiere Stages, Written by Kean Alumnus

‘Still,’ New Historical Play at Premiere Stages, Written by Kean Alumnus

Playwright and Kean University alumnus Benjamin V. Marshall ’73 brought the dramatic history of a New Jersey abolitionist to life for audiences at the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center on Kean’s Union campus.

Sayreville Superintendent Richard Labbe reads to children. He is a Kean alum.
As School Superintendent, Kean University Special Education Graduate Changes Children’s Lives

As School Superintendent, Kean University Special Education Graduate Changes Children’s Lives

Sayreville School Superintendent Richard Labbe, Ed.D., intended to be a sports broadcast journalist but changed career plans when he took a job as an assistant high school football coach and substitute teacher.

The Trenton Coalport project is underway. People work with maps of the area.
Kean University Announces Federally Funded Trenton Neighborhood Revitalization Project

Kean University Announces Federally Funded Trenton Neighborhood Revitalization Project

Kean announced the Coalport Neighborhood Revitalization Planning Project, led by the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research and the Michael Graves College School of Public Architecture, with plans for new housing, economic and employment opportunities to support residents. 
Kean Hall on Kean University's Union campus.
Kean University Sets Tuition Rates for 2024-25

Kean University Sets Tuition Rates for 2024-25

The Kean University Board of Trustees voted on Monday, June 24, to raise tuition and fees for the 2024-2025 academic year by 6.5%, maintaining the University’s status as one of the most affordable universities in the State of New Jersey.