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Kean University Sets Tuition Rates for 2024-25

Kean University Sets Tuition Rates for 2024-25

The Kean University Board of Trustees voted on Monday, June 24, to raise tuition and fees for the 2024-2025 academic year by 6.5%, maintaining the University’s status as one of the most affordable universities in the State of New Jersey.

Kean University's newest nursing program is housed in NAAB. The building is pictured.
Kean Launches New Three-Year Nursing Program, Fastracking Career Path for Diverse Candidates

Kean Launches New Three-Year Nursing Program, Fastracking Career Path for Diverse Candidates

Kean University is accepting applications for its newest undergraduate nursing degree program, which allows students to earn their bachelor’s degree and qualify for an RN in three years of study. Classes begin this Fall.

Kean President Repollet and education officials pose with the student intern award winners.
Kean Student Teachers Among Those Honored at State Ceremony

Kean Student Teachers Among Those Honored at State Ceremony

Three new teachers who recently graduated from Kean University were recognized as among the top student teachers in the state this year.

An overview photo of WKU's 2024 commencement, with students in caps and gowns, a stage of dignitaries and a sign reading WKU Class of 2024
Kean University Commits to Expanded International Exchanges as Wenzhou-Kean University Enters Global Spotlight

Kean University Commits to Expanded International Exchanges as Wenzhou-Kean University Enters Global Spotlight

Kean University committed to expanding its international student exchange initiatives this week as senior Chinese leaders publicly lauded the University for being a model of the cooperative programs on its growing campus in Wenzhou, China.
A Kean student researcher and a faculty member working in the lab
Kean Receives Prestigious $1.37M Federal Grant to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Sciences

Kean Receives Prestigious $1.37M Federal Grant to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Sciences

The Kean U-RISE Trainee Pathway grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be used to create a pathway to train a diverse group of undergraduate STEM students for futures in biomedical research careers.
Kevin Hannon stands by a posterboard with information about his Chef Dalle application.
Kean Computer Science Graduate Makes Jailbreaking Breakthrough

Kean Computer Science Graduate Makes Jailbreaking Breakthrough

Computer science graduate Brendan Hannon ’24 developed a novel approach to testing AI applications like ChatGPT and revealed vulnerabilities that could allow the technology to be misused for unscrupulous purposes.
Joe Sheridan leans against a brightly-colored striped wall, with his arms crossed.
Wakefern Food Corp. Donates $1 Million to Kean for Scholarship Honoring Alumnus Joe Sheridan

Wakefern Food Corp. Donates $1 Million to Kean for Scholarship Honoring Alumnus Joe Sheridan

Wakefern Food Corp. has announced a $1 million donation for student scholarships at Kean University in honor of the company’s recently-retired president, Kean alumnus Joe Sheridan ’80.

Kean Awards Bachelor’s Degrees to Over 2,800 Graduates

Kean Awards Bachelor’s Degrees to Over 2,800 Graduates

Kean University’s undergraduate Class of 2024 celebrated an out-of-this-world graduation with family, friends and a powerful “reality check” from commencement speaker and renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D. The festive Undergraduate Commencement ceremony was held Thursday, May 16, at the Prudential Center in Newark.
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Sustainability Starts with Small Changes | Kean's Allison Edgley, Ed.D.

Sustainability Starts with Small Changes | Kean's Allison Edgley, Ed.D.

Sustainability ambassador Allison Edgley, Ed.D., is back! In part two of her episode, she shares what she learned firsthand about sustainable practices in China and Iceland.

Frank Capone is photographed in front of the fountain at Kean.
Kean Graduate Persevered Through ‘Unpredictable’ Higher Education Journey

Kean Graduate Persevered Through ‘Unpredictable’ Higher Education Journey

Kean Ocean graduate Frank Capone '22, '24 M.A. took a step-by-step approach through his college career, which took him as far as earning his master’s degree in psychology from Kean.