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Kean Unveils New Campus Tour Video
Kean Unveils New Campus Tour Video
Learn all about Kean University from the people who know it best - our students. Follow student guides on a tour of Kean's campuses in Union, Toms River and Jefferson, New Jersey and in Wenzhou, China. The campus tour video offers an overview of the University and demonstrates how Kean's mission to provide an accessible, affordable, world-class college education is experienced on campus through outstanding academic programs, state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant student life.
Two Kean History Professors Named New Jersey Public Scholars
Two Kean History Professors Named New Jersey Public Scholars
Kean University history faculty members Frank Argote-Freyre, Ph.D., and Sue Kozel will be giving lectures throughout the state over the next two years as newly named New Jersey Public Scholars.
Kean Student Helps People Young and Old Explore a Bug’s Life
Kean Student Helps People Young and Old Explore a Bug’s Life
Making people squirm is part of Kean Ocean biology student Mario Cunha’s off-campus job. As an outreach educator at a Toms River insect museum, Cunha takes the “bugseum” on tour to schools, libraries, museums and other sites around the state, hosting presentations.
Lost Boy of Sudan to Sign Latest Book at Human Rights Institute
Lost Boy of Sudan to Sign Latest Book at Human Rights Institute
One of South Sudan’s “lost boys,” Nathaniel Chol Nyok, will present a talk and sign copies of his memoir, Days of Refugee: One of the World’s Lost Boys of Sudan, on Thursday, November 14, from 5-7 p.m. at Ursino Steakhouse & Tavern on Kean University’s campus.
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.
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.
Kean Associate Dean’s Drawings Included in Smithsonian Collection
Kean Associate Dean’s Drawings Included in Smithsonian Collection
Four drawings by Michael Graves College Associate Dean Rose Gonnella are part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) Sara Roby Foundation Collection in Washington, D.C.
The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship at Kean Named Top Tech Accelerator in the Nation
The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship at Kean Named Top Tech Accelerator in the Nation
ILSE received the Best Life Science Tech Accelerator-USA award from Global Health & Pharma, which pays "homage to those whose innovative work within the pharmaceutical industry contributes towards furthering the advancement of patient care."
An Anniversary Year for the Arts at Kean University
An Anniversary Year for the Arts at Kean University
Kean University’s arts programming is celebrating two milestones this year as Kean Stage enters its 10th anniversary season and Premiere Stages marks its 15th anniversary.