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Kean University Coastal Team to Tackle Environmental Issues Along the Shore
Kean University Coastal Team to Tackle Environmental Issues Along the Shore
An interdisciplinary team of researchers will tackle issues stemming from climate change and other environmental pressures, with work beginning this semester in the Borough of Keyport.
University Releases New Commercial
University Releases New Commercial
Kean University’s newest commercial, The Best College for You, shows how everyone gets their chance to climb higher at Kean. It introduces real students who found their path to success with a Kean degree.
Kean Graduate Is Building His Career on Social Media
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.
Announcing a Kean University Podcast: 'Urban Impact'
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.
Kean Makes History as Urban Research University with Funding for Three Initiatives in Federal Spending Bill
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 to Compete in USDA Business Challenge
Kean to Compete in USDA Business Challenge
Two teams of students from Kean's College of Business and Public Management will be among teams from 17 institutions nationwide competing in a simulation to increase export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products.
Kean Environmental Science Classes Are Reducing Plastic Waste
Kean Environmental Science Classes Are Reducing Plastic Waste
A recycling project with a tangible result had Kean students lugging plastic bags, plastic packaging and various plastic waste to class this semester.
Kean Ocean Senior Builds Communication Skills by Sharing History
Kean Ocean Senior Builds Communication Skills by Sharing History
As a docent at the Historical Society of Ocean Grove, Andrew McGeady combines wit and wisdom to lead tours and tell the stories of the town’s history.
Kean Equity in Action Fellow to Research Black Entrepreneurs
Kean Equity in Action Fellow to Research Black Entrepreneurs
Equity in Action Presidential Fellow Saran Nurse, Ph.D., who teaches in the College of Business and Public Management, has received a grant to research the resiliency of Black-owned businesses to four types of external disruptions: natural disaster, COVID-19, civil unrest and gentrification.
Middle States Reaffirms Kean University Accreditation
Middle States Reaffirms Kean University Accreditation
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed Kean University’s accreditation following a two-year self-study process at New Jersey’s urban research university. The next self-study evaluation will occur in 2029-2030.