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Kean police and Union Fire Department respond. By: Rebecca Panico Faculty and students were evacuated at approximately 3:50 p.m. on Jan. 29 in the Center for Academic Success building after steam from a faulty valve set off fire alarms. Two Kean police cars arrived on the scene within minutes, followed by a Union Township fire truck to deal with the […]
Read moreKean Police and University Relations sent out a message to all students and faculty notifying them that today, January 26, 2015, all classes on Main Campus beginning after 4 PM would be cancelled. All classes tomorrow January 27, 2015, will be cancelled as well due to the snow and impending storm. The University plans to issue an update on Tuesday at […]
Read moreBy Daris Mendez For better or for worse, technology has rapidly become an important aspect of higher education and the use of it in Kean classrooms has grown immensely. Consequently, the students and faculty of Kean have been speaking out on the quality of the technology. On November 11, Kean’s Faculty Senate got together to discuss issues relevant to its students and the university […]
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Gov. Christie at the 2015 Fiscal Budget Address By Sade Cox New Jersey’s Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) financial assistance program is expected to receive an increase that will benefit many Kean University students. Governor Chris Christie is increasing New Jersey’s Tuition Aid Grants (TAG) again for students who need aid the most. After increasing funding by nearly $47 million in […]
Read moreBy Sade Cox Many New Jersey colleges and universities will soon ban the enforcement of default meal plan purchases while attending school. On Nov 13, 2014, Assemblyman Joseph Cryan (D-Union) proposed the bill (A2811) that passed under the state Assembly. Which, prohibited four-year public and independent higher education institutions, from requiring students to purchase meal plans and permit the schools […]
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Kean students work in a computer lab on campus By Daris Mendez Technology has rapidly become an important aspect of higher education and its use in classrooms has grown immensely. However, both students and faculty of Kean University are voicing their concern with the technology on campus. On Nov. 11, Kean’s Faculty Senate got together to discuss issues relevant to […]
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The conference table is located on the sixth floor of the Green Lane Building By Rebecca Panico The Student Government Organization is publicly defending the Kean University administration in its purchase of a $219,024 conference table, even as social media led by students continues to rage against the lavish Green Lane acquisition. The story of the conference table went viral […]
Read moreBy Nicole Brown Kean University’s faculty and students peacefully protested on campus December 3, mirroring protests in New York City after a grand jury failed to indict a police officer in the strangling death of Eric Garner. Garner died in Staten Island in July after a New York City Police officer put him in a choke-hold for allegedly selling single […]
Read moreBy Nicole Brown The controversy about changing the upcoming spring course-scheduling grid, seemingly to address parking problems, is over — but the issue is not dead. David Joiner, chairperson of the Faculty Senate, said that although the administration has rescinded its proposed course scheduling changes for spring semester, work still exists” to ensure that the needs of students are met […]
Read moreBy: Rebecca Panico Despite unanimous or nearly unanimous support from colleagues, 12 full-time, tenure-track professors received negative endorsements from Vice President of Academic Affairs Jeffrey Toney, effectively leading to their termination in 2015. Three of the 12 professors are in their fifth year as tenure-track faculty, which is the year they will either be approved or denied for tenure. Last […]
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