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Kean Dedicates Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology

Kean Dedicates Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology

Kean University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially dedicate The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, and honor Distinguished Professor Emerita Dorothy Grant Hennings, Ed.D., and her husband, the late Professor George Hennings, Ed.D.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Kean University

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Kean University

Kean University kicked off #HispanicHeritageMonth with a proclamation read by Associate Vice President of Student Success and Retention Carlos E. Rodriguez, and cultural music by a live mariachi band.

Year One director John Wooten works on stage with artistic and literary intern Latisa Harriott, a graduate of Kean University
Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Eight Kean theatre alumni are getting valuable experience and earning points toward their Actors' Equity membership serving as understudies and in backstage roles for the Premiere Stages' production of Year One, which is in its final week at Kean’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center.
The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience
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.
Kean University's STEM building illuminated at night.
Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Receives Federal Prize to Support Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship Receives Federal Prize to Support Inclusive Entrepreneurship

ILSE, based at Kean, was awarded one of 84 U.S. Small Business Administration prizes nationwide to encourage diversity in life sciences entrepreneurship.
North Avenue Academic Building wide shot
Kean Wins Two National Science Foundation Grants to Support Diversity in Computer Science

Kean Wins Two National Science Foundation Grants to Support Diversity in Computer Science

Kean will lead a five-school consortium that received a $5 million research grant from the National Science Foundation and will also share in a second grant to increase minority undergraduates and grad students in computer science.
Pres. Lamont Repollet and VP Barbara George Johnson
Kean’s Repollet, Johnson Named to NJBIZ Top 50 in Education

Kean’s Repollet, Johnson Named to NJBIZ Top 50 in Education

Kean President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., and Vice President of External Affairs and Urban Policy and Research Barbara George Johnson are among the 50 most impactful leaders in New Jersey education.
Kean COVID Memorial Ceremony Sights and Sounds

Kean COVID Memorial Ceremony Sights and Sounds

The Kean community came together at the Miron Student Center to remember the colleagues, family members and friends we have lost to COVID-19. The ceremony included choral performances, personal remembrances and a healing ritual at the Be The Change Memory Garden.

Former Kean University Board of Trustees chair Ada Morell speaks at a podium at Kean's commencement.
Board of Trustees Names Steve Fastook as Chair, Replacing Longtime Board Leader Ada Morell

Board of Trustees Names Steve Fastook as Chair, Replacing Longtime Board Leader Ada Morell

After 10 years at the helm of the Kean University Board of Trustees, Ada Morell ’97 announced on Monday that she was stepping down as chair of the University’s governing board. The trustees selected fellow Board member and media executive Steve Fastook H’06 as the Board’s new leader. 

Kean Cougar Connections Center for Social Work met the campus during an outdoor event at Miron
Cougar Connections Center of Social Work Opens on Campus

Cougar Connections Center of Social Work Opens on Campus

Students facing challenges such as food insecurity or other basic needs can find support through Kean's new Cougar Connections Center of Social Work.