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A Conversation With Ndaba Mandela: What Can We Do To Ensure a Future We Deserve I Published December 15

December 15, 2024

By: Courtney-Joy Breeden During the week of November 11, Kean University introduced its Human Rights Fellow, the South African activist and grandson of Nelson Mandela, Ndaba Mandela. Mandela’s eloquent and inspiring speeches throughout the week spotlighted the cultural shift happening here in the United States. In light of the Presidential election, many students were left with the question, What do […]

Dr. Jack Sargent Retires after 25 Years I Published December 15

December 15, 2024

A beloved veteran of the campus community is retiring this month after 25 years at Kean University. Jack Sargent, Ph.D., full professor and chair of the communication department, was hired as an assistant professor in Fall 1999, was named associate professor many years ago, and was promoted last year to full professor – the highest rank a tenured professor can […]

Kean P.U.L.S.E. Hosts Japanese Crafts for the Soul I Published November 26

November 26, 2024

By: Nefertiti Nzameyo The end of November is notorious for a bustle that complicates the urge for many, including students and professors, to have a peace of mind. Members of the Kean P.U.L.S.E. (Programming for Unique and Lively Student Experience) united to offset the burdensome academic overload at their Paper Dreams event in the East Campus lobby on November 18. […]

Kean University student competes in Mr. Philippines I Published November 26

November 26, 2024

By: Sarah Rosales Kean University’s FUNK, or Filipinos Uniting Nations at Kean, hadn’t sent a representative to competein the Mr. Philippines (Mr. PHL) cultural pageant in over three years until John Etrata took a courageouschance to win the title. On Nov. 17, fourteen young men competed in the annual Mr. PHL pageant at the Lerner Roone ArledgeCinema located at Columbia […]

DACA Activist: Sara Mora I Published November 11

November 11, 2024

By: Blanca Mora Sara Mora was born in Costa Rica, she immigrated to the U.S. illegally with her parents when she was 3 years old. She grew up in New Jersey and at the age of 16, she joined the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA program. DACA offers a two-year renewable legal status to undocumented immigrants who entered the […]

Kean Alumni Turned Master Cosplayer Within a Year I Published November 11

November 11, 2024

By Taylor Fleming In a world where imagination knows no bounds and creativity takes on tangible form, fictional characters leap out of the screen and onto the stage of reality. Within this realm lies Allison, known as Goose Fangs, a Kean alumni and master-class cosplayer whose artistry surpasses recreation. With meticulous attention to detail and dedication to the craft, she […]

Cosplay masquerade to be Kean Anime Society’s biggest event of the year I Published November 5

November 5, 2024

By: Sarah Rosales Cringe is dead! To dress up as your favorite fictional character is not only a joyous experience, but a valuable one as well. Kean University’s Anime Society hosted its third annual Cosplay Masquerade on the 24th of Oct., and it was bigger than all the masquerades that have preceded it. The Cosplay Masquerade is exactly what it […]

Humanities Searches for New Ideas to Cope with AI in the Classroom I Published November 5

November 5, 2024

By Juliana Hays Dr. Lisa Sisler is taking a unique approach to the use of artificial intelligence in her Advanced Composition course. The English professor and coordinator of college composition at Kean University gives an assignment that tells students to use AI. For one essay in her Advanced Composition course, students are told to plug their essay idea into ChatGPT. […]

Communication Studies Opens New Research I Published October 16

October 16, 2024

By: Nefertiti Nzameyo A classroom dedicated to research in the field of communication and media is a manifestation of Kean University’s mission to be a powerhouse of new knowledge. The research lab located in CAS Room 441 is still in the process of being “beautified” but already awaits a band of scholars prepping to join forces and rebrand the role […]

Embedded tutoring program joins Learning Commons services to help students succeed I Published October 14

October 14, 2024

By: Sarah Rosales To seek out tutoring comes with an unspoken stigma of its own. You need a tutor? Oh, then you must be a moron or you must be pathetically falling behind in your classes, right? Of course, neither of these things are true. A tutor is a valuable resource to help further a student’s education and career. At […]

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