Skip to main content

Kean University

News Archive

Supporting Kean’s Student Veterans

Supporting Kean’s Student Veterans

Transitioning from soldier to student is a challenge, but it’s about to get easier at Kean University.

Talk to Me: A Reading About Aphasia

Talk to Me: A Reading About Aphasia

Talk to Me is a poignant comedy that explores communication, human relationships and what it means to love at all stages of life.

Board of Trustees Secretary Lamont Repollet Nominated as NJ Commissioner of Education

Board of Trustees Secretary Lamont Repollet Nominated as NJ Commissioner of Education

Governor-elect Phil Murphy today nominated Kean University alumnus and Board of Trustees Secretary Lamont Repollet, Ed.D., as the next New Jersey Commissioner of Education.

Weekly Kean News Email Launched

Weekly Kean News Email Launched

What is the Kean story?

The Office of University Relations today launches a Kean News email digest designed to showcase news, videos, photography and social media content about the students, alumni, faculty and staff who shape the Kean story.

Kean Singers Share the Stage with America’s Got Talent Finalists

Kean Singers Share the Stage with America’s Got Talent Finalists

The Kean University Gospel Choir is racking up more professional credits. The choir, which won McDonald's Gospelfest at the Prudential Center in Newark for the last two years, recently sang at Enlow Recital Hall with Sons of Serendip, the 2009 America's Got Talent finalists.

a group of people looking at a cell phone
Alumna Wins Prestigious National Education Award

Alumna Wins Prestigious National Education Award

Kean University alumna Toni-Ann Palmisano got the best kind of surprise at work on Tuesday, December 19. In front of all of the students and faculty at Secaucus Middle School, where she is a math teacher, Palmisano learned that she has been honored with the national Milken Educator Award.

Kwanzaa Festival At Kean University Brings Cultural Awareness to Campus

Kwanzaa Festival At Kean University Brings Cultural Awareness to Campus

In keeping with Kean University’s tradition of increasing awareness and appreciation for diverse cultures, the Office of Africana Studies hosted their annual Pre-Kwanzaa Festival on Tuesday, December 19.

Students De-stress from “Ruff” Semester with Therapy Dogs

Students De-stress from “Ruff” Semester with Therapy Dogs

Kean University’s Office of Student Government implemented a “paws-on” approach to relieving the stress of finals — therapy dogs. Students were given two opportunities to pet, cuddle and talk to therapy dogs in between exams, project deadlines and portfolio reviews.

Students “Wrap Up” 2017 by Donating 1,700 Toys to Local Kids

Students “Wrap Up” 2017 by Donating 1,700 Toys to Local Kids

Be the Change, a community service and activism group at Kean University, held its fifth annual toy drive, collecting more than 1,700 toys and books for children in local communities, many of whom are at risk for gang violence and substance abuse.

Kean Students Offered Perspectives on Human Rights and Law Enforcement

Kean Students Offered Perspectives on Human Rights and Law Enforcement

UNION, N.J. – Two events at Kean University’s Miron Student Center on Friday, December 8, challenged students to expand their worldview.