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Kean Professors Travel the Globe as Fulbright Specialists
Kean Professors Travel the Globe as Fulbright Specialists
Two Kean history professors took their academic expertise overseas this summer as Fulbright Specialists at universities in China and New Zealand.
Q&A: Hurricanes, Dorian and Climate Change
Q&A: Hurricanes, Dorian and Climate Change
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul Croft, Ph.D., a meteorologist, discusses the conditions that created the devastating Hurricane Dorian and whether we should expect more storms like it.
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Kean Top Performer on Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Kean Top Performer on Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report this week ranked Kean University among the top universities in the northern United States for helping economically disadvantaged students enroll and graduate within six years.
'Centennial' Scholarships Make Higher Education Goals Possible for Kean Freshmen
'Centennial' Scholarships Make Higher Education Goals Possible for Kean Freshmen
Meet some of the freshmen starting at Kean thanks to the Centennial Fund Scholarship, a need-based award for students with exceptional academic backgrounds.
Dawood Farahi Announces 2020 Will Be His Last Year as University President
Dawood Farahi Announces 2020 Will Be His Last Year as University President
In his Opening Day Address, Kean University President Dawood Farahi, Ph.D., told the campus community that he will serve his last year as president in 2020 after 17 years leading one of the state’s largest and most diverse universities.
Computer Science Research Project Takes Kean Students to Capitol Hill
Computer Science Research Project Takes Kean Students to Capitol Hill
A computer science student’s daily commute to Kean put him on the road to Capitol Hill and the prestigious Posters on the Hill conference when he decided to research the effectiveness of Google Maps.
Kean Welcomes New Dean to College of Business and Public Management
Kean Welcomes New Dean to College of Business and Public Management
Jin Wang, Ph.D., an experienced business education leader, was recently named the new dean of the Kean University College of Business and Public Management as it prepares for a new era of growth and a move to a state-of-the-art building, Hynes Hall, set to open in 2020.
Candles, Music and Creativity Abound at Kean’s Camp NaNoWriMo
Candles, Music and Creativity Abound at Kean’s Camp NaNoWriMo
In a small faculty meeting room on the third floor of Kean’s Center for Academic Success, a movement is underway to nurture and promote writing.
A Bachelor’s Degree at 72
A Bachelor’s Degree at 72
At the age of 72, Kean Ocean student Michael Bradic checked something off his bucket list — getting a bachelor’s degree in history — and became the oldest graduate in the Kean University Class of 2019.
Kean Teacher of the Year Named, Excellence Awards Presented
Kean Teacher of the Year Named, Excellence Awards Presented
Associate Professor Mia Zamora, Ph.D., the director of both the Kean University Writing Project and the Master of Arts in Writing Studies program, has been named Teacher of the Year by the Kean University Alumni Association.