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New Kean Project Showcases Faculty and Staff Expertise
New Kean Project Showcases Faculty and Staff Expertise
Kean University's new Kean Experts webpage showcases faculty and staff who are experts in their fields and can offer insight and commentary on current events and other important topics.
Q&A: ‘We Only Have One Planet Earth’ Warns Environmentalist Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D.
Q&A: ‘We Only Have One Planet Earth’ Warns Environmentalist Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D.
The executive director of Kean's School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D., lays out the natural and man-made causes for the recent rash of wildfires around the world, including those in Australia.
Kean Partners with College Steps on New Program for Students with Disabilities
Kean Partners with College Steps on New Program for Students with Disabilities
Through a partnership with College Steps, Kean is launching a new program in Fall 2020 in which students with learning disabilities, autism and executive functioning difficulties will receive comprehensive specialized support, including peer mentoring, group seminars and individualized learning plans.
Kean Lecturer Brings Music into Early Childhood Education
Kean Lecturer Brings Music into Early Childhood Education
"Guitar Bob," also known as Kean Lecturer Robert Messano, believes music motivates children to learn and succeed. Watch him and Kean's graduate education students bring a love of music and literacy to area children.
Da Vinci – Inventions Exhibit to Open at Kean University
Da Vinci – Inventions Exhibit to Open at Kean University
The Liberty Hall Academic Center at Kean University is set to unveil a world-class traveling exhibition, Da Vinci – Inventions, showcasing faithful reproductions of many of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci’s most important inventions, drawings, paint
Environmental Biology Students Study Different Ecosystems at Kean Campuses Across New Jersey
Environmental Biology Students Study Different Ecosystems at Kean Campuses Across New Jersey
Environmental biology students can now study urban, marine and forest ecosystems across the University’s three campuses in New Jersey - the main campus in Union, Kean Ocean in Toms River and the new Kean Skylands campus in Jefferson.
Q&A: Athletes' Mental Health — Clinical Sports Psychologist Donald R. Marks, Psy.D.
Q&A: Athletes' Mental Health — Clinical Sports Psychologist Donald R. Marks, Psy.D.
The clinical sports psychologist and director of clinical training for Kean University's doctoral Combined School and Clinical Psychology program says society needs to create a culture of compassion for athletes, and he warns against the dangers of the concussion epidemic in American sports.
Kean-produced Historical Virtual Reality Film Wins International Award
Kean-produced Historical Virtual Reality Film Wins International Award
Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding, a short film written and produced by Kean University history, design, communication and theatre students, was recently awarded top honors at the international 2019 MarCom Awards.
Kean Unveils New Campus Tour Video
Kean Unveils New Campus Tour Video
Learn all about Kean University from the people who know it best - our students. Follow student guides on a tour of Kean's campuses in Union, Toms River and Jefferson, New Jersey and in Wenzhou, China. The campus tour video offers an overview of the University and demonstrates how Kean's mission to provide an accessible, affordable, world-class college education is experienced on campus through outstanding academic programs, state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant student life.
Kean Welcomes New College of Education Dean
Kean Welcomes New College of Education Dean
A former elementary school teacher who rose to become a leader in higher education, Barbara R. Ridener, Ph.D., is the new dean of Kean's College of Education.