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Kean University Criminal Justice Graduate Achieves Milestones in Port Authority Police Department
Kean University Criminal Justice Graduate Achieves Milestones in Port Authority Police Department
Kean alumna Priscilla Sanchez-Gonzalez ’13 grew up watching police solve crimes, and now works to protect critical infrastructure in New York and New Jersey as the first female captain of Hispanic descent in the Port Authority Police Department.
From Dropping Out to Teaching: Lauren Connors' Inspiring Journey
From Dropping Out to Teaching: Lauren Connors' Inspiring Journey
Kean graduate Lauren Connors ’21 achieved her dream career, teaching high school history, through an atypical path.
Going Back to College at Kean
Going Back to College at Kean
Jaquana Abdullah Grant is the first graduate of the Kean Global Education and Resource Campus.
Kean University Public Administration Graduate Empowers New Jersey Communities and Their Leaders
Kean University Public Administration Graduate Empowers New Jersey Communities and Their Leaders
Kean graduate David Brown '97 '02 works in public administration, and volunteers with groups like the NAACP.
Internships Propel Kean Graduate with Creative Spark to Career in Video Production
Internships Propel Kean Graduate with Creative Spark to Career in Video Production
Kean graduate Jordie Inoa '24 combined his lifelong love of graphic design, with a series of internships, to find his full-time job as a video editor.
Two-Time Kean Alumnus Is Unraveling the Mystery of Viral Brain Injuries in Newborns
Two-Time Kean Alumnus Is Unraveling the Mystery of Viral Brain Injuries in Newborns
Youssef Kousa ’05, ’07 M.S., DO, Ph.D., a prenatal and neonatal critical care neurologist at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., leads groundbreaking research on how viruses affect the developing brain while he also treats patients and mentors students.
Kean Graduate Helps Asylum Seekers Resettle in the U.S.
Kean Graduate Helps Asylum Seekers Resettle in the U.S.
Tina-Marie Lopez ’11, executive director of the International Rescue Committee for New York/New Jersey, leads resettlement services for refugees and asylum-seekers in the region. She credits her time at Kean for laying the foundation for her success in helping individuals build new lives.
Kean Public Administration Graduate Leads County Office Serving People with Disabilities
Kean Public Administration Graduate Leads County Office Serving People with Disabilities
Alumni Association Board Member Diana Calle ’12, ’15 M.A., broke language and cultural barriers to become the first in her family to earn a degree. Now, as director of Union County’s Office of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs, she’s inspiring others and giving back to her community.
Kean Graduate Endows Medical Education Professorship
Kean Graduate Endows Medical Education Professorship
Kean University alumna Marian R. Stuart, Ph.D., an author, speaker, psychotherapist and renowned medical educator, recently made a transformative gift to the Kean University Foundation to establish the University’s largest endowed professorship and the first in medical education.
Kean Biotechnology Graduate Helps Patients with Genetic Diseases
Kean Biotechnology Graduate Helps Patients with Genetic Diseases
Growing up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, Lance Marquardt became interested in science as he watched the impact of selective breeding of cows and crops.
Nearly 30 years later, the Kean graduate has traded the rustic outdoors for work in a lab.