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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.
Tammy Murphy keynotes Sen. Bob Menendez’s Trailblazer Awards Celebration at Kean University
New Jersey’s First Lady Promotes Family Health Initiative at Kean 

New Jersey’s First Lady Promotes Family Health Initiative at Kean 

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy spoke at a Women's History Month celebration at Kean, outlining her Nurture NJ program to ensure equitable maternal and infant care among women and children of all races and ethnicities.
Ken Bain
Higher Education Expert Touts the Value of 'Big Questions'

Higher Education Expert Touts the Value of 'Big Questions'

Ken Bain, Ph.D., the founding director of teaching and learning centers at several universities and the author of two best-selling books on teaching and learning, recently conducted a professional development session for Kean faculty.
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton to Speak, Sign New Book at Kean University

Chelsea Clinton to Speak, Sign New Book at Kean University

Event Sponsored by the Lesniak Institute for American Leadership, Kean’s Distinguished Lecture Series

Best-selling author Chelsea Clinton will speak about her new children’s book, Don’t Let Them Disappear, and threats to endangered animals during a spe

C. Brid Nicholson, Ph.D., is a Kean assistant professor of history, and produces historical documentaries
Documenting History, Kean Professor Is Producer of Films

Documenting History, Kean Professor Is Producer of Films

Associate Professor C. Brid Nicholson shares her passion for history by making documentaries that offer a different way of looking at some of the most fascinating figures of the past.
Pittman and Wolfe speak to a hallway full of children from the Child Care Center.
Surprises on Four Paws Greet Kean Child Care and Development Center Classes

Surprises on Four Paws Greet Kean Child Care and Development Center Classes

Four new, furry additions were introduced to children in the Kean Child Care and Development Center preschool classes recently, a surprise gift to the youngest Kean cougars.
Grammy-winning Kean alumnus Stefanie R. Minatee
Grammy-Winning Gospel Singer Got Her Start at Kean

Grammy-Winning Gospel Singer Got Her Start at Kean

The Rev. Stefanie R. Minatee, D.Min., has performed gospel with Queen Latifah and Ray Charles, but her career really started with a decision she made at Kean - to major in music.
Kean Student Ambassadors Have All The Answers

Kean Student Ambassadors Have All The Answers

Student ambassadors from the Admissions Office are the first friends many new students make at Kean. They welcome prospective students and their families to Kean, answer questions and give tours, all while honing the essential communication skills that they will use in their careers. 

Dr. Yousseff Kousa ’05, ’07 M.S. examines a test tube in the lab
Kean Alumnus Discovers Genetic Link Between Two Congenital Disorders

Kean Alumnus Discovers Genetic Link Between Two Congenital Disorders

Kean alumnus Dr. Youssef A. Kousa ’05, ’07 M.S. and his collaborators made a breakthrough discovery, identifying three genes that could be responsible for two previously unrelated types of congenital disorders — cleft lip and palate, and neural tube defects like spina bifida.
Jennifer Zuniga, Kean art history student, smiles in front of the Newark Museum
Newark Museum Internship Puts Kean Senior on Path Toward Arts Leadership

Newark Museum Internship Puts Kean Senior on Path Toward Arts Leadership

Kean University art history student Jennifer Zuniga is being groomed as a future leader in the art world with a prestigious three-year internship at the Newark Museum. The Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative internship exposes college students to the full range of museum departments, paying them while training them in all aspects of the business.