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Kean University Team Reaches Top 25 in International Stock Trading Competition

Kean University Team Reaches Top 25 in International Stock Trading Competition

A three-student Kean team, including two graduating business students, made it to the top 5% in the Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge.
Nancy Bauer Boucher and John Bauer
Kean Arts Philanthropists to Receive Honorary Degrees

Kean Arts Philanthropists to Receive Honorary Degrees

Two retired educators who are longtime supporters of the performing arts at Kean University, siblings John Bauer, Ph.D., and Nancy Boucher, will be presented with honorary degrees during Commencement 2022.

Kean Celebrates Graduate Commencement

Kean Celebrates Graduate Commencement

As a packed house of friends and family watched and celebrated in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, Kean University conferred graduate degrees on 755 students at its festive Graduate Commencement. It was Kean's first full in-person ceremony since the pandemic struck in 2020.
What’s Next for Kean’s Class of 2022

What’s Next for Kean’s Class of 2022

Kean’s graduating class is continuing to climb higher. These Kean graduates are heading to law school, pursuing master's degrees, going on service trips, and starting their careers. Check out what some of our cougars will be doing after graduation.

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Faculty-Student Research Team Advances Understanding of Fertility

Faculty-Student Research Team Advances Understanding of Fertility

An interdisciplinary team of Kean researchers studying fruit flies has created a mathematical model of a key cell structure that could have applications in the study of human fertility.
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Kean Celebrates Honors Graduates at Convocation

Kean Celebrates Honors Graduates at Convocation

Kean University honored its highest-achieving 2022 graduates at Honors Convocation on Friday, May 6, recognizing the undergraduates’ commitment to hard work and excellence as the University prepares for Commencement next week.

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Kean Announces 2022 Commencement Speakers

Kean Announces 2022 Commencement Speakers

John Dickerson, the award-winning CBS News chief political analyst and author, and Lauren Ridloff, a Tony-nominated actress known for roles in The Walking Dead and as Marvel’s first Deaf superhero (Eternals), will be featured speakers at Kean University’s graduate and u

Research Days Highlights Student Projects at New Jersey's First Urban Research University

Research Days Highlights Student Projects at New Jersey's First Urban Research University

Kean’s 14th Annual Research Days featured in-person poster presentations and virtual oral presentations of research conducted by more than 1,300 students and 70 members of the faculty.

Correctional system reform is topic of CBPM lecture
Kean Distinguished Lecture Takes on Correctional System Reform

Kean Distinguished Lecture Takes on Correctional System Reform

A panel of leading experts in corrections and law called for new approaches to criminal justice reform in New Jersey during a panel hosted by Kean’s College of Business and Public Management.
Casey Bucceri overcame many obstacles to earn his MSW degree at Kean
‘A Better Version of Myself’: Kean Grad Student Overcomes Obstacles to Succeed

‘A Better Version of Myself’: Kean Grad Student Overcomes Obstacles to Succeed

Master of Social Work degree graduate Casey Bucceri used motivation, dedication and discipline to overcome addiction and achieve his dream of getting an education.