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Kean Dance Marathon Sets Sixth Straight Fundraising Record
Kean Dance Marathon Sets Sixth Straight Fundraising Record
The Kean Dance Marathon raised $54,175 for Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, another record. The marathon has raised more than $230,000 for the hospital since it began in 2014.
Students Help Make Theatre Sensory Friendly for All
Students Help Make Theatre Sensory Friendly for All
The sound level in Wilkins Theater was lowered, the house lights were cut in half, and a team of Kean graduate students provided sensory friendly sand play, crafts, games and a crawl-through tunnel during a recent performance of the children’s show Pinkalicious: The Musical.
Chelsea Clinton Urges Action to Help Endangered Species
Chelsea Clinton Urges Action to Help Endangered Species
Best-selling author and animal rights advocate Chelsea Clinton joined Senator Raymond J. Lesniak at Kean's Enlow Recital Hall to discuss her new book, "Don't Let Them Disappear." The former first daughter answered questions from children and signed books for the sold-out crowd.
Research Days Speaker Creates STEAM from STEM
Research Days Speaker Creates STEAM from STEM
The keynote speaker at Kean's Research Days will be celebrated artist Paula Gaetano Adi, known for her works that combine art and technology. Her appearance highlights the addition of the arts to the traditional STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Miron Student Center Renovations Designed to Improve the ‘Heart of Campus’
Miron Student Center Renovations Designed to Improve the ‘Heart of Campus’
Work has begun on a series of renovations at Miron Student Center that will provide more space for student programs, updated restrooms and hallways, and an international food station in the Food Court.
Kean Provost Named Summer Visiting Professor at MIT
Kean Provost Named Summer Visiting Professor at MIT
Kean Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., has been named a visiting professor and scholar for the summer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He will give lectures, take part in seminars and conduct research.
Kean Cougars Climb Higher Through Internships
Kean Cougars Climb Higher Through Internships
Kean University students are starting their careers early with a wide variety of internships. Find out how some of our students landed great jobs after graduation through connections they made during their internships.
KeanQuest Makes Its Debut
KeanQuest Makes Its Debut
Kean students now have a homegrown peer-reviewed journal, "KeanQuest," in which to share and publish their scholarly research and articles. The first issue features articles authored by four groups of students and their faculty mentors.
Q&A: Creating a More Diverse Future for Computer Science
Q&A: Creating a More Diverse Future for Computer Science
Patricia Morreale, Ph.D., executive director of the Kean University School of Computer Science and a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), talks about the benefits of racial and gender diversity in computing.
Award-winning Chef Tom Colicchio Advocates for Healthy Food for All
Award-winning Chef Tom Colicchio Advocates for Healthy Food for All
Speaking at the 12th Annual Human Rights Institute Conference, Hunger: The Politics of Food, the food policy activist and head judge of Bravo’s Top Chef told the audience to go beyond food drives and demand action from elected leaders.