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By Craig Epstein | Published by September 19th, 2019 Over the summer, former Kean University professor and Kean alumni Nikki Dreste organized a writing retreat that was inspired by the online-based Camp NaNoWriMo. As one of the General Education professors who was not reappointed last spring which led to a mass protest, Dreste looks to continue to design and run […]
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By Erin McGuinness | Posted by September 18, 2019 Parking continues to cause issues for Kean University students in the new semester, though the administration said new parking spaces have been made available. “Nearly 4,000” parking spaces are available across the Union campus, said Margaret McCorry, director of media relations for the university. The number includes 51 new spots next […]
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By Kelly Contreras | Published by September 17th, 2019 Last semester, Willis Hall could be seen across from the faculty parking lot. Now, without a trace of its original memory, Kean University has a new Learning Plaza. It was decided by Kean University President Dawood Farahi for Willis Hall to be demolished during the 2018 College of Liberal Arts (CLA) […]
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By Tahjee’ Shaw | Published by September 12th, 2019 Kean University held this year’s annual Solemn Ceremony, Day Of Service, on Sept. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to noon. It marked the 18th year anniversary since the World Trade Center’s Twin Tower destruction of September 11, 2001. The tragedy lead to a huge number of fatalities and injuries, traumatizing those who […]
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By Siobhan Donaldson | Published by September 12th, 2019 Wilkins Theater was once again filled with students and faculty for the 2nd Annual College of Liberal Arts Convocation on Sept. 10. Classes were canceled in hopes that freshmen and new transfer students would attend. Acting Dean, Jonathan Mercantini, opened the event with many gratuities for the staff who put it all […]
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By Petruce Jean-Charles | Published by May 13, 2019 Kean University’s Freshman Residence Hall and the Upper-Class Residence Hall had the greatest number of fire alarm incidents on the Union campus over the last five years, but most were accidental, according to the Annual Campus Safety Report. The Freshman Residence Hall had 34 total fire alarm cases, while the Upper-Class Residence Hall had […]
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By Lena Zhu | Published by May 11, 2019 On Apr 15, at around 12:50 p.m., the roof of the infamous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris started to burn. Two major religious relics, the Crown of Thorns and the Tunic of Saint Louis, were saved among the fire. Three of France’s top billionaire families, Arnault (who own Louis Vuitton), Bettencourt-Meyers […]
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By David Janes | Published by May 11, 2019 Two opposing slates of professors and administrators are running this spring for control of the University Senate, the deliberative body that discusses major issues affecting students and faculty Although the two slates are low-key and courteous to each other, they do differ in philosophy. In general, one slate wants to continue […]
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Written by Erin McGuinness based on reports from Rafaela Teixeira, Craig Epstein, Valencia Stevenson and Joshua Rosario || Published May 7, 2019 The Board of Trustees at it’s May 6 meeting took no action on Kean’s controversial decision to let go of four professional staff and 13 lecturers, including half of the lecturers in General Education, despite a raucous campus walk-out […]
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By Joshua Rosario || Published May 5, 2019 Kean’s top academic official told students in a mass email on May 2 that Kean did not reappoint lecturers — representing nearly half of the lecturers in the School of General Education including some who have worked at Kean for several years — because they did not meet the university’s “rigorous standards.” […]
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