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By Lena Zhu | Published by Feb. 22, 2019 Senator Cory Booker, former mayor of Newark, announced run for president in the 2020 election. The first New Jerseyan to do so in more than a generation. Booker timed his announcement on the first day of Black History Month to maintain a sense of unity and pride with his campaign. In […]
Read moreBy Wynter Aiken | Published by Feb. 22, 2019 Over the years, it has become the norm for the news — whether it’s TV, online or print, shows stories related to race or racism. But in a classroom setting, this can be uncomfortable and it may simply not be discussed. Rutgers African American Cultural and Intellectual History Specialist Dr. Melissa […]
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By Shannon Sheehan | Published by Feb. 21, 2019 At this semester’s “Meet the Greeks” on Jan. 31, fraternity Sigma Beta Tau gave a special speech dedicated to one of their members battling cancer, Anthony Lamotta. Lamotta’s girlfriend explained to the crowd that he has what they thought was stage three but is now stage four metastatic malignant melanoma. She […]
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By Joshua Rosario | Published by Feb. 21, 2019 Kean Federation of Teachers wants the university to move resources from “administrative bloat” and “never-ending construction” in a unanimously-approved resolution, according to flyers posted at KFT members’ office doors around campus. In the resolution, the KFT is seeking for the university to move towards channeling funds that will directly support […]
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By Petruce Jean-Charles | Published by Feb. 21, 2019 Some 13,000 students in New Jersey will go to college for free this spring as part of a pilot program to provide tuition-free community college. “Today, we are putting the dream of higher education within reach of more students and more families,” said Gov. Murphy. “Making community college tuition free will […]
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By Erin McGuinness | Published by Feb. 14, 2019 Kean President Dawood Farahi headlined the second of four faculty seminars scheduled for this semester to discuss the university and civic engagement — or working to make a difference in the civic life of a community. About 40 faculty and staff members gathered in Kean Hall Feb. 13 for the second […]
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Published by December 6, 2018 Some 2,000 copies of The Tower, Kean university’s independent campus newspaper, mysteriously disappeared from the Center for Academic Success in October, and then reappeared after staff was told it was a misunderstanding. Here’s what happened: For the past seven years, the paper has been printed by NJ Advance Media, which besides publishing the state’s largest newspaper, […]
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By Kelly Contreras | Published by Nov. 26, 2018 Kean University held a Distinguished Lecture Series with Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Jon Meacham, on Oct. 24. President Dawood Farahi opened the lecture by introducing Jonathan Mercantini, the acting dean for the College of Liberal Arts, who then introduced Meacham as “one of America’s most prominent intellectuals.” Meacham responded to his introduction […]
Read moreBy Nicole Diefenbacher | Published by Nov. 26, 2018 On Saturday, Oct. 27, a man armed with an AR-15 style assault rifle and at least three handguns entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire while shouting anti-Semitic slurs, killing 11 congregants. Kean University President, Dawood Farahi, released a statement to all faculty and staff the following […]
Read moreBy Estefani Hernandez | Published by Nov. 26, 2018 The migrant caravan continues to grow and head towards the United States, provoking a strong political reaction just days before the 2018 midterm elections. Composed of migrants from Central America, primarily El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, this migrant caravan hopes to reach the United States and seek asylum as refugees. Nazih […]
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