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Musicians perform onstage at the Jazz & Roots Music Festival as the audience looks on.
Inaugural Jazz & Roots Music Festival Draws 2,000 Music Fans to Kean

Inaugural Jazz & Roots Music Festival Draws 2,000 Music Fans to Kean

Community members, Kean students and alumni braved the chilly fall temperatures on a Sunday in mid-October for the first annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival at Kean.
Esther Choi and Maya Briskin
Kean Researchers Uncover Inconsistencies in COVID-19 Genetic Tests

Kean Researchers Uncover Inconsistencies in COVID-19 Genetic Tests

A Kean research team evaluated the reliability of direct-to-consumer genetic tests to determine a person's risk of contracting COVID-19. Learn what they found out.
Kean University's STEM building illuminated at night.
Kean-Based Organization to Help Build Indian Biotechnology in NJ

Kean-Based Organization to Help Build Indian Biotechnology in NJ

The Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit based at Kean that works with startups and entrepreneurs in the life sciences, has signed an agreement providing training and support to strengthen ties with the Indian biotechnology sector.
exterior ground-level view of GLAB
New BFA Broadens Academic Pathways for Design Students

New BFA Broadens Academic Pathways for Design Students

Kean's Michael Graves College has expanded programs available for students pursuing careers in the creative field of advertising.
Author Elizabeth Acevedo held a book reading and discussion of her book, The Poet X, at Kean
Award-winning Author Elizabeth Acevedo Gives Book Reading at Kean

Award-winning Author Elizabeth Acevedo Gives Book Reading at Kean

The author of the verse novel "The Poet X" read from her work and spoke to Kean students as part of Hispanic Heritage Month and the University's Common Read.
The roof of Kean Hall with the logo for Kean the Alumni Engagement office against a blue sky.
New Office of Alumni Engagement Connects with Kean Grads

New Office of Alumni Engagement Connects with Kean Grads

The new Office of Alumni Engagement will work to build stronger ties with the University’s 100,000 alumni and foster programs that support current Kean students.
The Cabin at Kean Skylands
Kean Building and Students Receive Awards in Architecture

Kean Building and Students Receive Awards in Architecture

The Kean Skylands "classroom in the trees" and three Kean architecture students were recognized by the Newark and Suburban Architects chapter of AIA.
Year One director John Wooten works on stage with artistic and literary intern Latisa Harriott, a graduate of Kean University
Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Kean Theatre Alumni Play Crucial Roles in Premiere Stages’ Production of ‘Year One’

Eight Kean theatre alumni are getting valuable experience and earning points toward their Actors' Equity membership serving as understudies and in backstage roles for the Premiere Stages' production of Year One, which is in its final week at Kean’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center.
The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience
Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience to Headline Free Outdoor Music Festival at Kean

Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience to Headline Free Outdoor Music Festival at Kean

The free Jazz & Roots Music Festival at The Lawn at Enlow Hall on Saturday, October 16 from 4:30-8 p.m. will feature great music from jazz and rap/hip-hop artists.