Spring-to-Spring and Covid in Between: The Tower Edition!

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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Panel Offers Tips on Getting and Keeping the Job You Want

Alejandro Arcos | Published by April 28, 2021 The School of Communication, Media and Journalism, also known as the School of CMJ, hosted its annual Spring panel discussion. On the March 23rd, 2021 edition of the panel, CMJ based the discussion around the theme of retaining your job position after being hired, advancing your career and being hired fresh out […]

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President Repollet Hosts Spring Semester Town Hall

By: Chelsey Jaipersaud | Published by April 24, 2021   President Lamont Repollet addressed student concerns about the return to campus, safety protocols and the possible mandate for student vaccinations at the Spring semester virtual Town Hall. Students were invited to attend the event and provide feedback on issues that arose from the Spring 2021 semester along with suggestions on […]

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Economics Program Switches From BA to BS

By Cindy Lazo | Published by March 28, 2021 The Bachelor of Arts in Economics in the College of Liberal Arts is becoming a Bachelor of Science in the College of Business & Public Management starting in the fall semester. Margaret McCorry, the associate vice president for University Relations said that the Kean Board of Trustees voted to create a BS […]

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Coping With Heartbreak During Covid-19

By Chelsey Jaipersaud | Published by March 05, 2021 They say nice guys always finish last…Nice guys are the ones who are always there to boost your confidence. Nice guys don’t get the pretty girl or the popular girl or the one with the bubbly personality. They forgot to mention that nice girls finish last too.  Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to […]

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Black history class makes students become authors

By Carolina Guerra | Published March 1, 2018 As a new semester begins, Abigail Perkiss, a professor in the History department, embarks on a new journey with her fellow students. She is teaching a new course about Black History, but with a twist. In Perkiss’s “HIST 3306: 20TH Century Black History,” each student in her class is expected to write […]

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Internship opportunities come with direction. And a course

By Joshua Rosario | Published Sept. 27, 2017 College is meant to prepare students for a chance in a career of the student’s choosing, but is education enough? Internships help give students a taste of their aspiring careers. Internships allows students some experience before graduation day. At Kean University, the internship process runs more like a class. Before you can […]

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Temperatures fluctuate at Kean— both outside and inside

Kean’s Boiler Plant Behind University Center By Gabrielle Gale Prendatt-Carter There’s nothing easy–or cheap–when it comes keeping Kean students, staff and faculty warm these frigid winter days. Kean’s heating system has been in full-swing this semester as record breaking cold temperatures engulf New Jersey. With an annual utility bill of approximately $6 million, heating and cooling the campus is no […]

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