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College of Business and Public Management Earns Prestigious AACSB Accreditation

College of Business and Public Management Earns Prestigious AACSB Accreditation

The Kean University College of Business and Public Management (CBPM) has attained accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), considered the gold standard of accreditation for business colleges worldwide.
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Kean President Repollet Attends White House’s National Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

Kean President Repollet Attends White House’s National Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

President Repollet recently joined the U.S. Secretary of Education, key members of the Biden-Harris Administration and other higher education stakeholders at a Washington, D.C., summit to discuss strategies for colleges to expand higher education access after the recent Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action.
Kean alumnus and musical composer Colin Bell at the keyboard
Composing Career Takes Kean Music Education Graduate from Marching Bands to the Red Carpet

Composing Career Takes Kean Music Education Graduate from Marching Bands to the Red Carpet

Colin Bell earned a B.A. in music education from Kean in 2005 and, after graduating, joined the music faculty of his alma mater, Old Bridge High School. He has also become a prolific composer, more recently, for movies and other screen projects.
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Kean Named to ‘Transfer Honor Roll’ for Eighth Year

Kean Named to ‘Transfer Honor Roll’ for Eighth Year

Kean University has been selected for the eighth consecutive year to the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll, placing the University among the country’s top “Transfer-Friendly” institutions of higher education.

Brenna Levine working in the lab with student Nicolas Largotta, a junior molecular and cell biology major
Kean University Professor Brenna Levine Helps Discover First ‘Virgin Birth’ in Crocodiles

Kean University Professor Brenna Levine Helps Discover First ‘Virgin Birth’ in Crocodiles

Assistant Professor Brenna Levine, Ph.D., co-authored a research paper proving female crocodiles can reproduce without a mate, a finding that sheds new light on scientists’ understanding of crocodiles’ ancestors, dinosaurs.
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Kean Establishes Tuition and Fees for 2023-2024

Kean Establishes Tuition and Fees for 2023-2024

The Kean University Board of Trustees voted on Monday, June 26, to raise tuition and fees for the 2023-2024 academic year by 3.5%, maintaining the University’s status as the most affordable research university in the State of New Jersey.

Kean alumna Yoleiny Grullon stands at the Jumpstart office bulletin board
Kean Alumna, Grad Student, Goes Full Circle to Help Children Learn

Kean Alumna, Grad Student, Goes Full Circle to Help Children Learn

Yoleiny Grullon ’15 worked part-time at Jumpstart, an AmeriCorps preschool program at Kean University, while she was pursuing her bachelor’s degree in English literature at the University. Eight years after graduating, and now a Kean graduate student, Grullon is back as the Jumpstart program’s site manager.
Elizabeth Del Pino, in her commencement gown and doctoral tam, smiles outside the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Speech-Language Pathologist Earns Doctorate and Becomes Kean Triple Alumna

Speech-Language Pathologist Earns Doctorate and Becomes Kean Triple Alumna

Elizabeth Del Pino, SLPD, received her bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology at Kean in 2017 – then continued on to earn her master’s degree in 2019 and this year, graduated with her doctorate, all in the same field.
Tymere Briggs-Perkins graduated in 2023 after the loss of both parents
Kean Student Athlete Perseveres, Graduates Despite Personal Loss

Kean Student Athlete Perseveres, Graduates Despite Personal Loss

When Tymere Briggs-Perkins joined the Kean University football team as a freshman, the defensive lineman chose No. 90 for his team jersey, honoring his mother’s birthday on February 9.

BOT Chair Steve Fastook, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, holding an award, and Kean President Lamont Repollet pose together.
NJ Senate President Scutari Honored at Kean Gala

NJ Senate President Scutari Honored at Kean Gala

Hundreds of supporters, friends and alumni of Kean University attended the University’s recent 23rd annual fundraising gala to celebrate New Jersey Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari, a 1989 Kean graduate who was honored at the event.