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Kean Receives State DOE Grant to Create Computer Science Learning Hub

Kean Receives State DOE Grant to Create Computer Science Learning Hub

Kean University was named as one of three New Jersey universities to create computer science learning hubs under Gov. Phil Murphy’s new Expanding Access to Computer Science program.

Kean University leaders traveled by bus to accept students to the Kean Scholar Academy
Kean Admits First Students into Kean Scholar Academy

Kean Admits First Students into Kean Scholar Academy

Kean President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., and other leaders brought thrilling news to students in four New Jersey communities, as the Kean Scholar Academy bus tour rolled out to deliver formal acceptances to the new dual-enrollment program.
How College Sports Overcame Covid

How College Sports Overcame Covid

Athletes at Kean University say training and competing was emotionally and physically challenging amid COVID-19. But they persevered with the help of their teammates and coaches and made it happen.

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Kean Celebrates 1,135 Honors Graduates of the Class of 2021

Kean Celebrates 1,135 Honors Graduates of the Class of 2021

Kean University’s highest-achieving graduates in the Class of 2021 were recognized for their perseverance and academic success at the University’s virtual Honors Convocation on Friday, April 30. 

Get Ready for the Biology Revolution, Distinguished Lecturer Tells Kean Community

Get Ready for the Biology Revolution, Distinguished Lecturer Tells Kean Community

Kean University launched virtual Research Days — two days of research presentations by more than 1,400 students and faculty — with a Distinguished Lecture by futurist Jamie Metzl, who told the Kean audience to prepare for the biology revolution.
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TV Star Holly Taylor Graduates with Honors from Kean

TV Star Holly Taylor Graduates with Honors from Kean

While acting full time on the television shows The Americans and Manifest, Holly Taylor was also pursuing a degree in graphic design at Kean University. Her dream of earning a college degree has come true as she graduates with the Class of 2021.
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Kean Hosts Second Virtual Student Town Hall

Kean Hosts Second Virtual Student Town Hall

Kean students raised questions on topics from COVID-19 to Commencement as President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., hosted the University's second Virtual Student Town Hall.
Kean Student Plans to Pitch Musical to Broadway

Kean Student Plans to Pitch Musical to Broadway

Four years ago, Sam Royster began writing a musical about Josephine Baker, the Harlem Renaissance entertainer, French Resistance spy and celebrated Civil Rights activist. On the brink of his graduation from Kean University, he’s ready to pitch it to Broadway and share it with the world.

STEM Building at Kean
NJCSTM Grads Bring Laboratory Experience into Their Future

NJCSTM Grads Bring Laboratory Experience into Their Future

The Class of 2021 at Kean University’s New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics (NJCSTM) is graduating with a deep level of research experience as the first class to have every student complete the Kean Research First Initiative.

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Students Contribute to Fourth Edition of Professor's Book

Students Contribute to Fourth Edition of Professor's Book

When Michael Graves College Distinguished Professor Robin Landa was preparing for the publication of the fourth edition of her book, Advertising by Design, she turned to graduating seniors Melissa Tito and Maria Dominguez for design assistance.