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Roberta and Alvin Freeman in the front seat of car, with their three children behind them.

Husband and Wife Kean Education Grads Lead Rival NJ School Districts

Roberta and Alvin Freeman have spent years in school together. The couple met as teachers in Long Branch, went to Kean together to earn their master’s and doctorate degrees in education, and now both serve as school superintendents – in neighboring towns.

Kean University's Hynes Hall, a white and glass building

Kean University Is First in NJ to Join National Moon Shot for Equity Partnership

As part of a longstanding commitment to diversity and equity in higher education, Kean University announced today it is the first university in New Jersey to join Moon Shot for Equity, a national network of colleges and universities committed to eliminating equity gaps in higher education by 2030

Saran Nurse, Ph.D., a Black woman wearing a pink blouse, smiles.

Kean Equity in Action Fellow to Research Black Entrepreneurs

Equity in Action Presidential Fellow Saran Nurse, Ph.D., who teaches in the College of Business and Public Management, has received a grant to research the resiliency of Black-owned businesses to four types of external disruptions: natural disaster, COVID-19, civil unrest and gentrification.

Kean Hall at Kean University, with a path decorated with flowers leading to it.

Middle States Reaffirms Kean University Accreditation

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed Kean University’s accreditation following a two-year self-study process at New Jersey’s urban research university. The next self-study evaluation will occur in 2029-2030.

A woman in a fur hat sits, holding a paint brush. Behind her is a posed mannequin and a paining of a woman.

For Kean Visual Arts Graduate, Life as an Artist Brings Excitement, Variety and International Success

Suzanne Anan expected her classes at Kean University to strengthen her graphic design skills, but she couldn’t have predicted they would reveal a passion for painting that would set her on a course for international success.

A school 'Zen Zone' gives students a place to take a deep breath.

DOE-Funded Project at Kean Instills Restorative Justice in Schools

With reset rooms, morning messages of kindness and other measures, K-12 schools across the state are building a more inclusive culture through a pilot project led by a team at Kean.

Kean Chosen to Pilot New College Admissions Tool

Kean is working to smooth the path to college for first-generation and minority students by piloting a new type of college admissions process from the Common App.

Kean University Marches in NYC Veterans Day Parade

Kean University students, alumni, faculty and staff who are military veterans marched under the Kean banner in the New York City Veterans Day Parade for the first time.

CNN's Dana Bash giving a Distinguished Lecture at Kean

CNN’s Dana Bash Discusses ‘Divided’ Electorate in Distinguished Lecture

CNN’s Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash kicked off Kean’s Distinguished Lecture Series with an overview of the midterm elections, saying the close races for Congress show how important it is to vote.

Actor Holly Taylor smiles as she holds up the book, The New Art of Ideas.

Actor Holly Taylor Helps Kean Professor Launch Latest Book

When Michael Graves College Distinguished Professor Robin Landa was planning her 25th book, "The New Art of Ideas," she knew who to ask to design the cover and illustrations: her former student and Kean grad Holly Taylor '21, who stars in the Netflix series "Manifest."

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