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By Zoe Strozewski, Editor-in-Chief | Published by June 5, 2020 Kean University frequently likes to tout its status as one of the most diverse schools in the country. In fact, that statistic is front and center on the Kean website’s home page. However, the Kean community only heard crickets from the school administration for days after George Floyd was murdered. […]
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By Zoe Strozewski | Published by May 11, 2020 Lamont Repollet, Ed.D, New Jersey’s current commissioner of education, will serve as the 18th president of Kean. The Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution tonight at their May 11 meeting to approve his appointment. “I am delighted to lend my support one thousand percent to our next president, Dr. Lamont […]
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By Bernadette Kelly | Published by September 24th, 2019 Since Dawood Farahi announced 2020 will be his last year as university president in August, students and faculty have had time to process the news. The news of his stepping down came as a surprise to many students, they said. Reactions to the announcement are mixed. Thayssa Silva, a senior majoring […]
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By Rev. Ronald Slaughter | Published Dec. 9, 2015 As the chairman of a coalition of black ministers calling for the resignation of President Dawood Farahi, I would like to offer our reasons for demanding a change in leadership at Kean University. First, let me say that our position to call for President Farahi’s resignation solidified long before an anonymous Twitter […]
Read more(Letter to the Editor) The following letter was submitted to The Tower and is the opinion of its writer. The opinions expressed do not reflect the opinions of The Tower’s editors and writing staff. By Robert Lerner I am an alumnus of Kean University. I graduated in January 2014. I was a full-time student throughout my entire undergraduate career. Now, […]
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By Bryan C. Kuriawa and Christine Moukazis It is sometimes believed that universities, public or private, try to act in the best interest of their students. We are told that students and faculty are the heart of a university. In that sense, it is thought that they would do their best in trying to allocate their resources to give us […]
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 […]
Read moreBy Kristen DeMatos Photo: NorthJersey.com Yesterday, NorthJersey.com reported that Kean University purchased a new conference table, costing the school $219,000. The custom-made table is oak with a cherry veneer, and has features like an illumanated map of the world in a glass panel, microphoes, a motorized, two-tierd glass turntable and data ports. The table, made in Shanghai seats 23 people. Paul Downs, the […]
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By Brian Konchalski After 18 months filled with a protest, uncertainty and doubt, Kean University announced on Nov. 16 that its accreditation has been reaffirmed by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education during a meeting of the Commission on Nov. 15. This decision comes as no surprise after a Visiting Team in September delivered, in a closed door […]
Read moreBy Dasia Brown As halftime came in Kean University’s Homecoming football game on Oct. 6, students waited anxiously throughout the audience as a name was drawn in Kean Xpedition’s Fall 2012 Homecoming Prize Package Giveaway. Tina Van Voorhies, a junior majoring in Biology, was filled with disbelief when she heard her name. “It didn’t register in my head that it was my face […]
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