UNION, NJ — Kean University graduate student Kareem McKenzie played NFL football for 11 years and won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants, but he says a more challenging career is ahead of him as a licensed professional counselor. The former offensive tackle, who has worked with teens struggling with substance use, will […]
UNION, NJ — Four Kean University students who presented at Research Days last month share more than their identity as young women scientists. The four, who are all undergraduates studying at Kean on their way to becoming doctors, are two sets of twin sisters. Dhairavi and Dhaara Shah, and Esther and Estella Blankson, agree that, […]
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 […]
UNION, NJ — Shoppers got a wake-up call on the morning of Saturday, May 6, when a driver decided to make a new drive-through lane — through the front windows of a store in the Union Plaza Shopping Center. “I was waiting in line at ShopRite and I saw this gray late-model Lexus whipping through […]
UNION, NJ — Students and alumni of Kean’s Department of English Studies have had short stories, poetry and other creative works published, and at least one is close to seeing her novel in print. “To be able to say I’m a published writer means so much to me and my career,” said Rabia Ashraf, Class […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
UNION, NJ — Michio Kaku,who was recently named one of the most influential physicists in the world, will speak about The Future of the Mind on Monday, April 24, as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at Kean University. The Distinguished Lecture takes place at 4:30 p.m. at the STEM Building on Kean’s Union […]