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Kean Hosts STEM Education Training Program for Chinese Delegation
Kean Hosts STEM Education Training Program for Chinese Delegation
A delegation of 19 educators from China recently came to Kean University to learn the American approach to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Kean Hosts Google Women in Computing Event
Kean Hosts Google Women in Computing Event
Undergraduate women in computer science, information technology and related fields were invited to Kean from across the region to learn about research and graduate opportunities in computer science at a Google-sponsored event hosted by Kean's School of Computer Science and Technology.
Kean Among Top 100 U.S. Colleges Receiving ‘Skyrocketing’ Number of Applications
Kean Among Top 100 U.S. Colleges Receiving ‘Skyrocketing’ Number of Applications
Kean University has been named among the Top 100 colleges in the nation seeing an increase in applications, according to the national financial news and opinion company 24/7 Wall St.
Marketing Success, Two Kean University Seniors Win National Recognition
Marketing Success, Two Kean University Seniors Win National Recognition
Two Kean University marketing majors were named among the top marketing students in the country as Marketing EDGE Collegiate Summit Scholars.
UN Ambassador Samantha Power Tells Audience in Kean Distinguished Lecture to ‘Shrink the Change’
UN Ambassador Samantha Power Tells Audience in Kean Distinguished Lecture to ‘Shrink the Change’
Former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power kicked off this year's Distinguished Lecture Series, uring the audience to “shrink the change” by taking action in small ways to make a difference on a global scale.
Q&A: Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., on the Gender Pay Gap
Q&A: Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., on the Gender Pay Gap
Economics lecturer Nidhi Thakur, Ph.D., an expert in health, labor and gender economics, says bias against women in the workplace is ingrained and salary discrimination against women across industries is not going to improve anytime soon.
Q&A: Frank Argote-Freyre on Making a Difference on Immigration
Q&A: Frank Argote-Freyre on Making a Difference on Immigration
Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., a Kean associate professor of Latin American history and advocate for immigrant rights and social justice, spoke to Kean News about his perspective on the immigration crisis.
Provost Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., Named Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
Provost Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., Named Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
Provost and Vice President for Research and Faculty Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., will spend the summer of 2020 as a visiting scholar in the Harvard University Department of the History of Science researching the topic, How Amateurs Changed the World: Philosophical Foundations of Scientific Discoveries.
From Vienna to Kean, Famed Boys Choir Artistic Director Teaches Master Class
From Vienna to Kean, Famed Boys Choir Artistic Director Teaches Master Class
Soaring vocals filled a classroom in Wilkins Theatre on Friday, October 18 as the Kean Concert Choir and Women's Chorus sang in a master class with an internationally known artist, Vienna Boys Choir Artistic Director and President Gerald Wirth.
Music Professor Tours with Iconic Rock Band
Music Professor Tours with Iconic Rock Band
Adjunct Professor James Musto III, director of the Kean Percussion Ensemble, applied his classical music training to classic rock recently, playing the timpani for The Who during the band's Moving On! tour.