Kean University
Kean University (/ˈkeɪn/) is a public university in Union, Elizabeth, and Hillside, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education and is a state-designated research university.
Former names | Newark Normal School (1855–1913) New Jersey State Normal School (1913–1937) New Jersey State Teachers College (1937–1959) Newark State College (1959–1973) Kean College of New Jersey (1973–1997) |
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| Motto | Semper Discens (Latin) |
Motto in English | Always Learning |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | April 1855 |
| Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliations | Sea-grant |
| Endowment | $78.7 million (2020) |
| President | Lamont Repollet |
| Provost | David Birdsell |
Academic staff | 1,432 |
Administrative staff | 352 |
| Students | 16,633 |
| Undergraduates | 13,719 |
| Postgraduates | 2,914 |
| Location | Union, New Jersey , U.S. |
| Campus | Metropolitan, urban, mid-size city 121.5 acres (49.2 ha) (Main Campus) 35.4 acres (14.3 ha) (East Campus) 28.5 acres (11.5 ha) (Liberty Hall Campus) |
| Media Team | The Cougar's Byte |
| Newspaper | The Tower |
| Colors | Kean Blue Light Blue |
| Nickname | Cougars |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III-NJAC CSAC, CVC |
| Mascot | Keanu the Cougar |
| Website | www |
The university was founded in 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, as the Newark Normal School, then became New Jersey State Teachers College in 1937. In 1958, the college was relocated from Newark to Union Township, site of the Kean family's ancestral home at Liberty Hall. After its move to the historic Livingston-Kean Estate, which includes the entire Liberty Hall acreage, the historic James Townley House, and Kean Hall, which historically housed the library of United States Senator Hamilton Fish Kean and served as a political meeting place, the school became Newark State College, a comprehensive institution providing a full range of academic programs and majors. Renamed Kean College of New Jersey in 1973, the institution earned university status on September 26, 1997, becoming Kean University of New Jersey.
Kean University is the fourth-largest institution of higher education in New Jersey and is currently comprised of five colleges and the Nathan Weiss Graduate College. Kean University also hosts numerous research institutions, perhaps most prominently the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics, the Kean University Human Rights Institute, the Holocaust Resource Center, the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center, and Liberty Hall. It has a satellite campus in Toms River, New Jersey, a campus in the Skylands Region of New Jersey and an international campus in Wenzhou, China.