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Kean Launches ‘Kean Cares’ to Connect Students with Support Services

Kean Launches ‘Kean Cares’ to Connect Students with Support Services

A new Universitywide initiative, Kean Cares, raises awareness of student support services that address the challenges that surfaced for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students were introduced to it at a kickoff event.
Join Us at the 2022 Jazz & Roots Music Festival

Join Us at the 2022 Jazz & Roots Music Festival

Pack a picnic basket and bring a blanket or chair to the second annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free outdoor music festival on the Lawn at Enlow Hall at Kean’s East Campus in Hillside, New Jersey.
Kean staff display copies of All Boys Aren't Blue, the Common Read book selection.
By the Book: Kean Unites for Common Read of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’

By the Book: Kean Unites for Common Read of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’

Kean University students are building community and sharing an intellectual experience through the University’s second annual Common Read, in which students are invited to read the same book.

Carteret teacher Leana Malinowsky and Toms River teacher Christine Girtain
Two Kean Education Grads Vie for New Jersey Teacher of the Year

Two Kean Education Grads Vie for New Jersey Teacher of the Year

Middlesex County Teacher of the Year Leana Malinowsky ’08, ’12 M.A., and Ocean County Teacher of the Year Christine Girtain ’05 M.A., developed their skills and passion for teaching at Kean.
Kean President Repollet gestures as he speaks at a podium onstage at Wilkins Theatre.
President Repollet Celebrates ‘Kean on the Rise’ in Opening Day Address

President Repollet Celebrates ‘Kean on the Rise’ in Opening Day Address

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., today told a packed auditorium of faculty, staff and students at his Opening Day Address that “Kean is on the rise” and called on them to be part of the University’s continuing transformation.
Kean President Repollet gestures as he speaks at a podium onstage at Wilkins Theatre.
President Repollet Celebrates ‘Kean on the Rise’ in Opening Day Address

President Repollet Celebrates ‘Kean on the Rise’ in Opening Day Address

Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., today told a packed auditorium of faculty, staff and students at his Opening Day Address that “Kean is on the rise” and called on them to be part of the University’s continuing transformation.
A group shot of new faculty and some Kean administrators at STEM atrium
Kean Welcomes New Faculty for Fall Semester

Kean Welcomes New Faculty for Fall Semester

Kean University welcomed more than 50 new faculty members this year as the University continues to climb higher in both scholarly research and transformational teaching.

A group of people in a semicircle sit on stage. Overhead are the words, "we never would have created it without the 9/11 families."
NJ Premiere of 9/11 Investigation Documentary to Be Held at Kean

NJ Premiere of 9/11 Investigation Documentary to Be Held at Kean

Kean University will commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 with the New Jersey premiere of "Are We Safer Today?," a documentary that tells the story of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission.
Dianne Reeves in a bright yellow blouse looks down as she smiles.
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.
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.