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President Acebo's Commencement Address to the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Class of 2026

May 20, 2026
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Commencement Address — Class of 2026President AceboMay 19, 2026  | Prudential CenterWATCH PRESIDENT ACEBO's FULL REMARKS   Good morning! Special welcome to our members…
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 5, 2026
Dear Members of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Family,Throughout the month of May, I invite you to join together in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. To the many members of our…
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Message from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ President Andrés Acebo on Middle States Commission Action

Apr 27, 2026
Dear and Beloved Ä¢¹½´«Ã½,The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has taken accreditation action that advances the establishment of Kean Jersey City this summer, marking a defining and historic…
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Celebrating Black History Month

Feb 2, 2026
Dear Members of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Community,This year, time feels almost sacred in its symmetry. The centennial of Black History Month and the 250th anniversary of the United States — our semiquincentennial…
Hepburn Hall in the Spring

Welcome Back to Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ for the Spring 2026 Semester

Jan 20, 2026
Dear Members of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Community,As winter sunlight returns to our campus, to the brick and stone that has witnessed nearly a century of striving and becoming, I want to welcome you back to campus…
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C.

A Message from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ President Andrés Acebo in Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan 19, 2026
Dear Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Community,Today, we pause to honor the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who refused to allow the limits of his moment to contain the boundlessness of his…
President Acebo speaking during his Investiture ceremony on September 10, 2025

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Formally Installs Andrés Acebo as 13th President in Historic Investiture Ceremony

Sep 11, 2025
JERSEY CITY, N.J. | Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½) formally installed Andrés Acebo, J.D., as the institution's 13th president during a historic investiture ceremony on September 10, 2025, in the…
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A Mid-Year Reflection from President Andrés Acebo

Jul 31, 2025
Dear Members of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Family,As we approach the beginning of a new academic year, I am filled with profound gratitude and excitement for the journey we continue to take together. This moment feels…
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Remarks by Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Interim President Andrés Acebo, LOI Signing Ceremony with Kean University (May 15, 2025)

May 15, 2025
Good morning and buenos dias!I thought long and hard about what I wanted to say today. But more than that—I thought about what I wanted you to feel.Because today is not just a transactional…
Celebrating Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month

Feb 1, 2024
Dear Members of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Family,At Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, Black History Month is an indelible part of our experience as a community that doesn’t just celebrate diversity, but empowers it. Each…