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By Mike Roche | Published Feb. 8, 2017 Some Kean students and professors joined the hundreds of thousands of Americans who marched in Washington, D.C., New York and other cities across the country to stand up for civil rights and express their fears about President Donald Trump on Jan. 21. “It has been clear to me since the day after […]
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Photo credit: Cody Louie By Cody Louie | Published Feb. 1, 2017 Students and faculty attended the annual start of Black History Month on campus today with speakers, live music, art and food in the Center for Academic Success building. Director of the Office of Africana Studies Dr. James Conyers led the raising of the Pan-African flag outside the Miron Student Center […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Jan. 30, 2017 Kean University President Dawood Farahi today asked the the Trump administration to reconsider an executive order which restricted immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. “The University community understands and supports the need of the federal government to protect U.S. citizens,” Farahi said in a statement sent to all students, faculty and staff. […]
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Photo credit: Rebecca Panico Rebecca Panico | Published Jan. 30, 2017 A Muslim Kean student joined hundreds of protesters at a detention center in Elizabeth yesterday to rally against President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration. “We have to keep fighting!” shouted Asmaa Abdalla, a biology major at Kean, to much applause from her friends. “We have to keep protesting! […]
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By: Joshua Rosario|Published Jan 30, 2017 Kean University encountered a power outage on Monday, Jan. 23 around 6:30 p.m. leaving students and faculty in suspense. During the nor’easter storm, power outages took over Salem Road, Green Lane and adjacent streets around the University. The North Avenue building was the only building with power. The outage created confusion for some students […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published Dec. 18, 2016 Common, the rap artist who was set to speak at Kean’s 2015 commencement before being pulled, told a caller on WNYC radio Friday he “was disappointed” he didn’t get to speak at the university. The administration changed commencement speakers last year after New Jersey State Police expressed outrage over a song the […]
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By Kiana Simone | Published Dec. 13, 2016 About 30 students attended a workshop at Kean University called More Than Meets the Eye, which was geared towards overcoming stereotypes that people place among their peers. During the workshop, the attendees got a chance to choose stereotypes that were once placed upon them such as quiet, weird, bougie, nonchalant, clown and […]
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By Gail Fredricks | Published Dec. 11, 2016 There were seven hit and runs reported at Kean University between Nov. 2 and Nov. 20, four of which were in the Vaughn Eames parking lot, according to Kean police records. The hit and run incidents took place on Nov. 2 in Hennings Hall parking lot at 1:23 p.m., and on Nov. […]
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By Gail Fredricks | Published Dec. 11, 2016 Nov. 1 Person entered Sozio Hall dorms with what appeared as a false name. Trespass list violation. Theft: Person took money from wallet at Barlett Hall. Vehicle was egged. Nov. 2 Reported telephonic threats to a student. Person burned food in microwave in Sozio Hall. Hit and run in Hennings Hall. Nov. […]
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By Rose Marie Kitchen | Published Dec. 11, 2016 Whether graduating in December, May or August; there are a few major steps that need to be completed before walking across the Newark Prudential Center stage on May 18, 2017. Back in August, all eligible students with 82 credits or more, received an email from the Office of the Registrar listing […]
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