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By Rebecca Panico | Published March 31, 2016 Six of seven American members were reappointed to Wenzhou-Kean’s Board of Directors at the March 7 Board of Trustees meeting, including members of the Kean family and former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey. The 15-member board was first created in 2012. Eight Chinese members are appointed by the Wenzhou municipal government, while […]
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By: Rebecca Panico | Published March 14, 2016 Rev. Michael Blackwell’s review of Kean’s employment practices has finished, the university said today in a statement to The Tower. “Rev. Blackwell completed his research on March 7, 2016 as per his agreement with the Governance Committee,” Kean University spokeswoman Margaret McCorry wrote in a statement. “He always conducted himself professionally, and […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published March 9, 2016 The Board of Trustees voted Monday to let the Kean Foundation, which generally handles scholarships, to operate and manage a new restaurant in the North Avenue building. “The plan is Au Bon Pain,” said Kean Foundation President Carla Willis, adding that the Foundation hasn’t entered into an agreement with the company yet, […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published March 7, 2016 Kayla Simone McKelvey, the Kean alum accused of making threats against black students on campus via Twitter in November, was denied entry into a probation program, according to NJ Advance Media. Instead, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Shawn Barnes recommended a plea bargain, which would result in a six-month jail term in exchange […]
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By Rebecca Panico | Published March 4, 2016 Kean University’s Board of Trustees turned down state Senate President Stephen Sweeney’s (D) recommendation for an auditor in a recent exchange of letters, stating that they’ve already hired one. Read more: View the entire exchange here In a joint statement from Sweeney and Senate Higher Education Committee Chair Sandra Cunningham (D), the […]
Read moreBy Chiemela Igbokwe | Posted March 4, 2016 Obinna Woko became a supporter for prison reform after meeting a man who spent 22 years in solitary confinement. 22 years—alone. “I have a belief instilled in me that solitary confinement practices are not ethical,” said Woko. “I think it’s a really good thing President Obama is doing addressing the subject.” Woko, […]
Read moreBy Gail Fredricks | Posted March 4, 2016 Nigel Donald, Student Organization’s current President, will be graduating in May, leaving a long list of achievements behind and some big shoes to fill. However, Donald will not be leaving Kean University without giving credit to his team and the students. “I don’t like to self-proclaim any achievements for myself, because nothing […]
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By Yuri Smishkewych | Posted March 4, 2016 Hindsight, it is said, has 20/20 vision. On September 22, 2010, 18-year-old Rutgers student Tyler Clementi ended his life as a result of cyber-bullying after his college roommate streamed an intimate act between Tyler and another man online. “If someone had only reached out to Tyler to say: ‘We’re here for you. […]
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By Redina Demushi | Published March 3, 2016 Student loan debt has become a central issue in debates for the Democratic and Republican nominations for president, but not all Kean students are for free college. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, has stressed the idea of making public higher education free for everyone in the United States, […]
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By Redina Demushi |Staff Writer Posted on Feb. 25, 2016 Kean is currently ranked third in the TIDAL social media contest that has colleges giving back to their communities and rewarding them for their good deeds, according to the Kean Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter. The “TIDAL College’s Social Wave for Change” campaign has been sweeping social […]
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