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By Alejandro Arcos | Published by October 23, 2020 To discuss the future of Kean, remote learning and especially discussion questions, an online Kean senate meeting was held on September 29th, attended by faculty members and class professors alike. Upon the start of the Covid-19 quarantine in March and the transition to remote learning later in September, Kean University has […]
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By Cindy Lazo | Published by October 23, 2020 As this unprecedented fall semester is nearly halfway through, Kean University has undergone many changes, and for student services, it’s not a good ones. Walter Mack, University Senator who works in Financial Aid, first raised the issue of staff reductions in the first University Senate meeting of the semester on September […]
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By Emily Robles | Published by October 8, 2020 Resident Assistant Shaikira Jackson usually hosts pizza parties and trivia nights for students to come together in the dorms, but this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she finds herself making her programs on zoom instead. This fall semester, COVID-19 has made universities across the country unable to have a normal school […]
Read moreBy Leshay Jones | Published by October 8, 2020 The Pan-African Student Union in collaboration with the National Council of Negro Women held a panel where Black and Brown students opened up Pandora’s box, discussing some heavy topics. The discussion, held on Sept. 17, started off with an address from President Lamont Repollet, who encouraged students and praised Kean for its […]
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By Breanna Palzer | Published by October 8, 2020 COVID-19 has caused many changes around the world. These changes include wearing masks when going out into public and constant hand washing. Lifestyle was not the only thing that changed. College campuses were also included in the need to adapt during these crucial times, Kean University being one of those campuses. […]
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By Chelsey Jaipersaud | Published by October 7, 2020 The impact of the coronavirus has led to students and faculty adjusting to a new learning environment at home. Kean has developed their own restart plan where the use of Blackboard Collaborate, a learning management system, has been embedded into lesson plans and the overall structure of each course offered. Kean […]
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By Christian Grullon | Published by October 7, 2020 Kean’s Human Rights Institute (HRI) hosted various events promoting the importance of voting ahead of the 2020 U.S. election. The HRI looks to address voting in the United States and also addressing voter registrations with students. The events regarding voting took place throughout September. All the events were held virtually on Zoom. […]
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By Cindy Lazo | Published by October 7, 2020 This past year, with the growing support for Black Lives Matter Movement, many conversations have opened up on racial discrimination–and for the Afro-Latinx community, it is a long ignored issue. An increasing number in the Afro-Latinx community are advocating for inclusion in the Black Lives Matter movement after decades of societal […]
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By Zoe Strozewski | Published by October 5, 2020 Dr. Lamont Repollet, Kean’s new president, is reversing the controversial retrenchment of music faculty in what may be a new era of cooperation between the university and the Kean Federation of Teachers (KFT). Additionally, an area that Repollet pinpointed for needing improvement in his Aug. 31 Opening Day Address was faculty […]
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By Zoe Strozewski | Published by October 1, 2020 Dr. Lamont Repollet, Kean University’s newly-installed president, has taken on a leadership role at a very turbulent time, with the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for racial justice and a controversial 2020 presidential election approaching. He hopes to meet these issues with a student-centered approach and a push for equity, values that he […]
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