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Better Food Advocate and Renowned Chef Tom Colicchio to Speak at Human Rights Conference
Better Food Advocate and Renowned Chef Tom Colicchio to Speak at Human Rights Conference
Award-winning chef and food policy activist Tom Colicchio, head judge and executive producer on Bravo Television’s Top Chef, will be the featured speaker at the Human Rights Institute conference in March that will focus on hunger and food insecurity.
Deaf Professor Teaches Students Her First Language, American Sign Language
Deaf Professor Teaches Students Her First Language, American Sign Language
Things are a little different in AnnMarie Bacino’s American Sign Language (ASL) class. Bacino, who was born deaf, communicates in class via ASL and by writing on the whiteboard. Her classroom was largely silent one recent morning as eleven students worked in pairs, practicing ASL slang. Laughter broke out repeatedly, however, as Bacino, moving from her desk to a whiteboard, helped correct the class on expressions such as “love it!” and “trumps.”
‘Professional Fixer,’ Inspiration for Scandal TV Drama, Joins Kean’s Distinguished Lecture Series on February 6
‘Professional Fixer,’ Inspiration for Scandal TV Drama, Joins Kean’s Distinguished Lecture Series on February 6
The woman who inspired the hit TV series Scandal, high-powered crisis manager Judy A. Smith, will discuss her work in politics, media and top-level crisis management when Kean University’s Distinguished Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, February 6.
Rapping Prof. Makes Algebra 'Contagious'
Rapping Prof. Makes Algebra 'Contagious'
Kean University adjunct professor Irisa Leverette helps her students learn algebra, encourages them to do homework, and reduces “math anxiety” by rapping in the classroom.
Presidential Historian Jon Meacham Offers Perspective and Hope
Presidential Historian Jon Meacham Offers Perspective and Hope
Taking a long view of the American political climate, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham reminded an audience at Kean University that the country has come through difficult times before and will again.
Grammy-winning Alumnus Holds Music Master Class for Kean Students
Grammy-winning Alumnus Holds Music Master Class for Kean Students
Kean University alumnus Alan Paul, a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, recently shared his harmonizing expertise with Music Conservatory students in a master class.
Premiere Stages – Theatre Students’ First Act
Premiere Stages – Theatre Students’ First Act
Premiere Stages’ Understudy Program offers a leg up to theatre students by giving them professional acting credits before leaving college.
WKU Student: From China to the United Nations
WKU Student: From China to the United Nations
Wenzhou-Kean University student, Yichen Wang wants to work at the United Nations after graduation, but she’s already had a chance to speak up during a General Assembly student event.
Professor Shares Italy Experiences with History Students
Professor Shares Italy Experiences with History Students
History Professor Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., brought new insights into his classes after spending three weeks in Italy this summer and giving lectures at the Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII in Bologna.
The ‘Poetics of Practice’ at Inaugural College of Liberal Arts Convocation
The ‘Poetics of Practice’ at Inaugural College of Liberal Arts Convocation
Poet Terrance Hayes was the keynote speaker at the first College of Liberal Arts Convocation, which officially launched the 2018-2019 academic year.