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Kean Skylands Hosts Family Fun Community Day April 23
Kean Skylands Hosts Family Fun Community Day April 23
Kean Skylands, Kean University’s campus in Jefferson, will celebrate Earth Week with a Community Day featuring tours and fun, free activities for all ages on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the campus on Mount Paul Road.
Reversing Urban Distress in Trenton’s Coalport Neighborhood
Reversing Urban Distress in Trenton’s Coalport Neighborhood
Kean’s John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research recently brought experts together in Trenton to develop strategies to revitalize the city’s Coalport neighborhood and similar communities throughout the state.
President Repollet Tapped for Leadership Role in African American Chamber of Commerce Foundation
President Repollet Tapped for Leadership Role in African American Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Kean President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., the first Black president of the University, has been appointed to the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey Foundation Board of Directors.
Repollet is one of four new directors recently named to the Foundation board.
Watson Institute’s Nicky Sheats, J.D., Ph.D., Testifies Before Congress in Support of Environmental Justice Bill
Watson Institute’s Nicky Sheats, J.D., Ph.D., Testifies Before Congress in Support of Environmental Justice Bill
The director of the Center for the Urban Environment at the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean University testified before the Congressional Natural Resources Committee on legislation designed to protect urban and underserved neighborhoods from pollution.
Watson Institute Sets Stage for New Jersey Urban Policy Agenda
Watson Institute Sets Stage for New Jersey Urban Policy Agenda
The Watson Institute hosted a historic meeting of leaders of the legislative Black and Latino caucuses and the New Jersey Urban Mayors Association to lay the groundwork for creating a statewide urban policy agenda.
Kean VP Barbara George Johnson Named to 2021 Women’s Power List
Kean VP Barbara George Johnson Named to 2021 Women’s Power List
Barbara George Johnson, vice president of external affairs and urban policy and research at Kean University, has been named to New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s 2021 Women's Power List
Kean Biology Student Is a Viral TikTok Star
Kean Biology Student Is a Viral TikTok Star
Luis Duval studies biology at Kean but gets recognized on campus most often for being a TikTok star with more than 2 million followers.
Kean Named One of 25 U.S. Colleges to Lead Economic Development Programs
Kean Named One of 25 U.S. Colleges to Lead Economic Development Programs
Kean received a U.S. Economic Development Administration University Center grant and is creating the Center to identify and support the economic development needs of communities throughout New Jersey.
Kean and Six Other NJ Public Colleges and Universities Generate $6.1 Billion in Economic Activity
Kean and Six Other NJ Public Colleges and Universities Generate $6.1 Billion in Economic Activity
Kean has an economic impact that benefits New Jersey and the region far beyond the borders of campus, according to a new study.
Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience to Headline Free Outdoor Music Festival at Kean
Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience to Headline Free Outdoor Music Festival at Kean
The free Jazz & Roots Music Festival at The Lawn at Enlow Hall on Saturday, October 16 from 4:30-8 p.m. will feature great music from jazz and rap/hip-hop artists.