Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, acclaimed actress and alumna named commencement speakers

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, acclaimed actress and alumna named commencement speakers

UNION, NJ — Author and investigative reporter Jodi Kantor, of The New York Times, and critically acclaimed actress and Kean alumna Holly Taylor, Class of ’21, will be the featured speakers at Kean University’s graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies in May. Kantor, whose pioneering reporting with colleague Megan Twohey on the Harvey Weinstein Hollywood sexual […]

Kean University students travel the world to give back and learn

Kean University students travel the world to give back and learn

UNION, NJ — Kean University students spent spring break traveling across the globe as part of six international Travelearn excursions, including a trip to Costa Rica to launch Kean’s new Give Back Abroad internship initiative. Kean students built gardens and taught children English in Costa Rica; volunteered at a shelter for refugees on the U.S.-Mexico […]

Physical activity and well-being initiative offered for cancer survivors

Physical activity and well-being initiative offered for cancer survivors

UNION, NJ — The Gateway Family YMCA announced registration for the next Livestrong at the YMCA program, beginning Thursday, May 18, at the Wellness Center Branch in Union. Livestrong at the YMCA is a research-based physical activity and well-being initiative that helps people affected by cancer reach their holistic health goals. The Livestrong at the […]

Note to our newspaper subscribers

Problems at the printing plant where our newspapers are printed have caused a delay in their distribution. Subscribers to the News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange, The Glen Ridge Paper, West Orange Chronicle, Irvington Herald, The Independent Press of Bloomfield, Record-Transcript and Union County LocalSource should receive their newspapers in Friday’s mail. We apologize for […]

Higher ed computer science enrollment gets boost from latest tech

Higher ed computer science enrollment gets boost from latest tech

UNION, NJ — The prevalence of computer technology in everything from car dashboards to virtual assistants is fueling a boom in computer science enrollment at Kean University and throughout higher education. Kean’s computer science and information technology program enrollment has more than tripled since 2008, driven in large part by students interested in cybersecurity, machine […]

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