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By Chelsey Jaipersaud | Published by May 3, 2021 Someone once asked me why do I believe in God? I simply replied “because I’ve seen too much not to believe.” I grew up with a lot of sadness surrounding my heart, constant worry of what bad thing was going to happen next. I struggled with making friends; I struggled with […]
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By Ruben Nieves | Published by May 3, 2021 This month Kean officially switched the way students register for courses from KeanWise to an all-new program called Student Planner. April 6 was the first day to start registering for courses in the new program. To access the student planner, students log in to their KeanWise account and the student planner […]
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By Lenny K. Mata Cuevas | Published by April 30, 2021 How many times have you read Coronavirus- related articles in The Tower within the last year? All of those stories are known, thanks to the willingness of administrators, staff, faculty and students to share their journey of hardship, trauma and perhaps loss of loved ones in the year of the […]
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By Davaughnia Wilson | Published by April 30, 2021 The university is planning to re-open its doors fully to the Kean community for the Fall 2021 semester and has scheduled all classes for in-person instruction, with the exception of Kean Online courses. In an email to the Kean community, President Lamont Repollet said Kean is currently making preparations to ensure that students […]
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Tiye Bracy | Published by April 28, 2021 A picture of Clara Kramer when she was 18 years old, her diary, and her book cover was shown while she spoke about her Holocaust experience during a Celebration of Diverse Achievements event which took place on March, 15 via zoom. The event was sponsored by Kean University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and […]
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By Tyler Clark | Published by April 28, 2021 Despite being one of the most diverse universities in the country, the land on which Kean stands was once worked on by enslaved people. As the extremely diverse student population walks to and from classes, they unknowingly retrace the steps of the enslaved. Rather than shy away from the connection between […]
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By Tasha Dowbachuk|Published by April 26, 2021 A powerful activist art exhibit by Kean University students and alumni honoring George Floyd was opened this month, representing the deep emotion of many on campus as the world watched former Minneapolis police officer Derrick Chauvin found guilty on all three counts for his murder. Unveiled in a virtual tour just five days […]
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By Christian Grullon|Published by April 26,2021 The University’s Holocaust Resource Center had a presentation with Roger Grunwald as the speaker on Friday April 16 titled “The Mitzvah project.” Director of the organization Dr. Adara Goldberg hosted the event. Grunwald is the child of a Holocaust survivor. His mother and his parents migrated due to the horrors of the Holocaust. In […]
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By Emily Robles|Published by April 21, 2021 Starting this spring semester, Kean University will recognize and annually hold a Lavender Graduation in honor of students who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Like the African Heritage Graduation Ceremony, the Lavender Graduation at Kean will be a special pre-graduation event that celebrates graduating seniors at the University. The ceremony will include […]
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By Emily Robles | Published by April 9, 2021 Since Covid-19 started, everything has changed. Our lives went from having absolute freedom to not even being allowed to go to most places. This includes students being ripped away from their college life and back into the homes of their parents, which isn’t the best of plans. Imagine, who would’ve thought we’d […]
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