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Choosing ‘Knowledge Instead of Fear,’ Kean Graduate Overcomes Cancer as She Earns Her Degree

Choosing ‘Knowledge Instead of Fear,’ Kean Graduate Overcomes Cancer as She Earns Her Degree

The Class of 2022’s Rachael Johnson continued pursuing her biology degree full time at Kean as she underwent chemotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Master of Architecture Program Receives Accreditation

Master of Architecture Program Receives Accreditation

Kean’s Master of Architecture program has received accreditation from the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). In issuing the three-year accreditation, NAAB noted that the College’s mission and vision were “met with distinction.”
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Kean Ocean Graduate Earns Degree While on Active Military Duty

Kean Ocean Graduate Earns Degree While on Active Military Duty

Kean Ocean graduate Joseph Fuca ’22 had his sights set on two very different career dreams, to become a teacher and to serve his country in the military.

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Galleries at Kean Collaborates with Local High School on Art-inspired Dance Performance

Galleries at Kean Collaborates with Local High School on Art-inspired Dance Performance

The Galleries at Kean University premiered its first-ever cross-disciplinary art experience, Perdidos, collaborating with Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy students and artist Tamara Torres on a dance performance inspired by Torres’ art.

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First Graduates of Kean’s Genetic Counseling Program Have Jobs Waiting

First Graduates of Kean’s Genetic Counseling Program Have Jobs Waiting

The Kean master’s in genetic counseling program reached a milestone as the first cohort of students graduated.
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Kean University Team Reaches Top 25 in International Stock Trading Competition

Kean University Team Reaches Top 25 in International Stock Trading Competition

A three-student Kean team, including two graduating business students, made it to the top 5% in the Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge.
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Kean Arts Philanthropists to Receive Honorary Degrees

Kean Arts Philanthropists to Receive Honorary Degrees

Two retired educators who are longtime supporters of the performing arts at Kean University, siblings John Bauer, Ph.D., and Nancy Boucher, will be presented with honorary degrees during Commencement 2022.

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Faculty-Student Research Team Advances Understanding of Fertility

Faculty-Student Research Team Advances Understanding of Fertility

An interdisciplinary team of Kean researchers studying fruit flies has created a mathematical model of a key cell structure that could have applications in the study of human fertility.
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Kean Celebrates Honors Graduates at Convocation

Kean Celebrates Honors Graduates at Convocation

Kean University honored its highest-achieving 2022 graduates at Honors Convocation on Friday, May 6, recognizing the undergraduates’ commitment to hard work and excellence as the University prepares for Commencement next week.

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Kean Announces 2022 Commencement Speakers

Kean Announces 2022 Commencement Speakers

John Dickerson, the award-winning CBS News chief political analyst and author, and Lauren Ridloff, a Tony-nominated actress known for roles in The Walking Dead and as Marvel’s first Deaf superhero (Eternals), will be featured speakers at Kean University’s graduate and u