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By Ridimerb Diaz-Ramirez | Published October 16, 2023 On April 12, 2020, I received a phone call from the hospital stating that my grandmother, Felicita Beltre, had passed away due to pneumonia caused by COVID-19. COVID-19 seemed like a made-up disease to so many people, including me. Reality quickly hit once we got the call telling us my grandmother was gone. Two […]
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By Matthew Sierra | Published May 3, 2023 Chris Swenson, head coach of the women’s swim team at Kean University had the season of a lifetime, with the perfect combination of brilliant coaching and elite-level swimmers under him. In his young career as a head swim coach, he can call himself finally NJAC Coach of the Year in 2023. Kean […]
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By Kervin Coleman | Published February 10, 2023 Some people have hidden talents’ some people have undeniable gifts; and some people are born to become great football players. Senior Cornerback Kyeon Taylor epitomizes the essence of all three statements. Taylor is one of the football program’s most prominent and illustrious players. His accolades go as follows. 2019: New Jersey Athletic […]
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By Adaora Nnakwe | Published November 17, 2022 The holiday season is here. It’s about that time to wear flannels and uggs again. The clocks are set back, the leaves have fallen, and pumpkin spice lattes are back on the menu. This year on Thursday, Nov. 24, Thanksgiving will bring families together once again to join around the table for […]
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By Keyon Gardner Mental Health has been a topic that has been overlooked for decades and a topic often misunderstood among our younger generation and our older population. We tend to overlook topics pertaining to our mental health because it is not something people think about twice when it is brought up and sensitive to talk about. Mental health shouldn’t […]
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by Tyra Watts Student retention and enrollment data were some of the topics discussed at the Kean University Full Senate Meeting held via Zoom on March 1, 2022. Michael Salvatore, Senior Vice President of Administration, addressed the Senate about enrollment. . According to current enrollment data, 12,020 students are enrolled in the Spring 2022 semester, a decrease from the 12,053 […]
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By Julia Strugala Incoming juniors will be commemorated for their accomplishments this month with a new “Halfway to Graduation Celebration” – an event that coincidentally has special significance for those who graduated high school in 2020 and missed a traditional graduation ceremony due to Covid 19. Barbara L Harmon-Francis, Vice President of the Division of Student Success and Retention which […]
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By Victoria Cifelli | Published March 24, 2022 Dr. Lamont Repollet announced to the Kean community in an email on March 4 that the University will lift the mask mandate on April 1, and make it optional. This comes on the heels of Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement on Feb. 7 that on March 7, masks will no longer be required […]
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By: Tyra Watts | March 22, 2022 On Monday, February 28th, 2022, Kean University hosted the third installment of the four-part “Engaging in Difficult Conversations” Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Facilitator Certification series. The program involves Kean University’s College of Liberal Arts, the Office of DEI, the Holocaust Resource Center, and the Global Studies program. They partnered up with the […]
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