112-456: The Nathan Weiss Graduate College is the graduate college of Kean University in the U.S. state of New Jersey . The college is located on Kean's East Campus in Hillside, New Jersey and is a comprehensive educational institution that offers various majors for master's degrees and doctorates and fosters the development of ethical and effective leadership in the professions, taking into account
224-411: A Polish nobleman who fled Poland after fighting unsuccessfully for Polish independence from Russia but returned in the wake of Napoleon 's successful campaigns. To honor her second husband Susan Kean changed the name of Liberty Hall to Ursino , the name of Niemcewicz's Polish estate. Peter Kean, the only son of Susan and John Kean, who married Sarah Sabina Morris, a granddaughter of Lewis Morris ,
336-588: A Revolutionary War patriot and signer of the United States Constitution , bought 120 acres (0.49 km ) in then- Connecticut Farms and Elizabethtown , across the Hudson River from his New York City home, in hopes of establishing a country residence. By 1772, extensive grounds, gardens, and orchards had been developed and a 14-room Georgian-style house had been built under the supervision of Livingston. In its first year of occupancy
448-480: A Saturday morning school initially established for the exclusive purpose of being a teacher-education college for the educators of the city of Newark. The university was founded by Stephen Congar , Newark's Superintendent of Schools, who founded the Newark Normal School with the goal of ensuring the continued improvement of the city's schools through quality teaching. The academy was designed to improve
560-479: A basketball court, indoor track, and bleacher seating for 3,200. There are several fraternities and sororities available to students. The Student Government Association of Kean University is the full-time undergraduate governing body of Kean University. This student government provides programs for students to address student concerns about the university. They also provide funding to over 300 recognized student groups. In addition to athletics, Kean University has
672-680: A building (now known as Alexander Johnston Hall ) across College Avenue from Old Queens. After Rutgers University became the state university of New Jersey in 1945, the Trustees of Rutgers divested itself of Rutgers Preparatory School, which relocated in 1957 to an estate purchased from Colgate-Palmolive in Franklin Township in neighboring Somerset County . The New Brunswick Theological Seminary , founded in 1784 in New York , moved to New Brunswick in 1810, sharing its quarters with
784-741: A city in 1784. It was incorporated into a town in 1798 as part of the Township Act of 1798 . It was occupied by the British in the winter of 1776–1777 during the Revolutionary War . The Declaration of Independence received one of its first public readings, by Colonel John Neilson in New Brunswick on July 9, 1776, in the days following its promulgation by the Continental Congress . A bronze statue marking
896-634: A committee of white residents who were charged with rounding up and detaining free African Americans who appeared to be out of place according to white authorities. New Brunswick became a notorious city for slave hunters, who sought to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 . Strategically located on the Raritan River, the city was also a vital hub for New Jersey's Underground Railroad . For runaway slaves in New Jersey, it served as
1008-416: A favorable route for those heading to New York and Canada. When African Americans tried to escape either to or from New Brunswick, they had a high likelihood of getting discovered and captured and sent to New Brunswick's jail, which was located on Prince Street, which by now is renamed Bayard Street. New Brunswick has been described as the nation's "most Hungarian city", with Hungarian immigrants arriving in
1120-443: A female householder with no husband present and 45.1% were non-families. Of all households, 25.8% were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.91. 21.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 33.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 12.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
1232-511: A growing community of free people of color. The 1810 United States Census listed 53 free Blacks and 164 slaves in New Brunswick. By the 1810s, some free African Americans lived in a section of the city called Halfpenny Town, which was located along the Raritan River by the east side of the city, near Queen (now Neilson) Street. Halfpenny Town was a place populated by free blacks as well as poorer whites who did not own slaves. This place
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#17328017327871344-724: A higher level of academic and public recognition. Becoming Kean University of New Jersey on September 26, 1997, Kean soon added the Nathan Weiss Graduate College. In 2003, Dawood Farahi was elected president of Kean University by the unanimous vote of the board of trustees. Kean University has grown to become the third largest institution of higher education in the State of New Jersey, after Rutgers University and Montclair State University . In recent years, besides its campuses in Union and Hillside, New Jersey ,
1456-616: A hub for newspaper production and distribution. The Fredonian , a popular newspaper, was located less than a block away from the aforementioned Market-House and helped facilitate commercial transactions. A prominent part of the local newspapers were sections dedicated to private owners who would advertise their slaves for sale. The trend of advertising slave sales in newspapers shows that the New Brunswick residents typically preferred selling and buying slaves privately and individually rather than in large groups. The majority of individual advertisements were for female slaves, and their average age at
1568-619: A meeting every month, mostly in the homes of free blacks. Sometimes these meetings were held at the First Presbyterian Church. Originally intended to provide financial support for the African School of New Brunswick, the African Association grew into a space where blacks could congregate and share ideas on a variety of topics such as religion, abolition and colonization. Slaves were required to obtain
1680-774: A member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) for most sports while men's volleyball competes as a member of the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) and men's lacrosse competes in the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (CLC). On May 29, 2007, Kean University won their first Division III College World Series, winning the national title in baseball. In 2011, the NCAA alleged that the university had committed several violations of NCAA rules. Consequently,
1792-443: A new world headquarters building in the area between Albany Street, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, Route 18, and George Street, requiring many old buildings and historic roads to be removed. The Hiram Market area, a historic district that by the 1970s had become a mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican-American neighborhood, was demolished to build a Hyatt hotel and conference center, and upscale housing. Johnson & Johnson guaranteed
1904-410: A pass from their owner in order to attend these meetings. The African Association worked closely with Whites and was generally favored amongst White residents who believed it would bring more racial peace and harmony to New Brunswick. The African Association of New Brunswick established the African School in 1822. The African School was first hosted in the home of Caesar Rappleyea in 1823. The school
2016-486: A plot of land on Division Street for the purpose of erecting a church building. This was the first African American church in Middlesex County. The church had approximately 30 members in its early years. The church is still in operation and is currently located at 39 Hildebrand Way. The street Hildebrand Way is named after the late Rev. Henry Alphonso Hildebrand, who was pastor of Mount Zion AME for 37 years, which
2128-591: A population of 55,846 for 2023, making it the 719th-most populous municipality in the nation. Due to the concentration of medical facilities in the area, including Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and medical school , and Saint Peter's University Hospital , New Brunswick is known as both the Hub City and the Healthcare City . The corporate headquarters and production facilities of several global pharmaceutical companies are situated in
2240-466: A reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6 + 5 ⁄ 8 % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in December 2004, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2024. The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center opened 2019. Three neighboring professional venues, Crossroads Theatre designed by Parsons+Fernandez-Casteleiro Architects from New York. In 1999,
2352-553: A tavern called the 'Sign of the Red Lion' on the corner of Albany and Neilson Streets (now the grounds of the Johnson & Johnson corporate headquarters); Leydt would become the university's first graduate in 1774 when he was the only member of the graduating class. The Sign of the Red Lion was purchased on behalf of Queens College in 1771, and later sold to the estate of Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh in 1791. Classes were held through
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#17328017327872464-497: A variety of clubs and organizations, all ran by students. There is a club for everyone, and if one does not already exist, students are encouraged to create their own through the Center for Leadership and Service. Kean University already offers over 300 recognized student groups. Kean is the home of Premiere Stages , a professional theatre company that works with Kean students in the production of its plays. Its Premiere Play Festival
2576-644: Is China's first and only full-scale American-style university, but the plans became caught up in red tape in the Beijing government. In 2012, the issues were resolved and Kean officials traveled to China to break ground on this joint venture. In 2016, the first students from Wenzhou-Kean University graduated. The campus sits on 500 acres and has won several rewards for its integration of American and Chinese layout and architecture. Classes are in English and over 120 degree programs are offered. Students of Kean USA have
2688-552: Is a city in and the county seat of Middlesex County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . A regional commercial hub for central New Jersey , the city is both a college town (the home of Rutgers University–New Brunswick , the state's largest university) and a commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area . New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor rail line , 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Manhattan . The city
2800-483: Is an annual new play competition. Kean Stage brings the performing arts to students and the community. The Jazz & Roots Music Festival launched in 2021 on the Lawn at Enlow Hall. Kean also offers a variety of art galleries across campus. Galleries are open to the public and mostly have free admission. The Galleries showcase student work, globally recognized artists, and organized collections from National Geographic ,
2912-623: Is bordered by the municipalities of Piscataway, Highland Park and Edison across the Raritan River to the north by way of the Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges , and also by North Brunswick to the southwest, East Brunswick to the southeast, all in Middlesex County; and by Franklin Township in Somerset County . While the city does not hold elections based on a ward system it has been so divided. There are several neighborhoods in
3024-496: Is located in Wenzhou , Zhejiang Province , one of the richest, fastest growing Chinese provinces. The Chinese campus has a growing student body. In 2009, the administration unveiled a major reorganization plan touted as the "first step" in privatizing the university. Faculty reacted negatively to the plan, including a 2010 vote of "no confidence." One year later, the university's president, Dawood Farahi came under scrutiny from
3136-472: Is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River in the heart of the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census , the city's population was 55,266, an increase of 85 (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 55,181, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,608 (+13.6%) from the 48,573 counted in the 2000 census . The Census Bureau 's Population Estimates Program calculated
3248-697: Is named. Weiss was committed to wide access to higher education, especially for first-generation college students, while fostering vastly expanded new programs in the sciences, health cares, business, and academic and administrative computing. Weiss led the school to its status as a multi-purpose institution. In 1973, Newark State College was renamed Kean College of New Jersey for the Kean family, whose members include Congressman Robert Winthrop Kean , U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator John Kean of New Jersey , former New Jersey Governor and 9/11 Commission chairman Thomas Kean , U.S. Senator Hamilton Fish Kean , Julia Kean,
3360-451: Is part of New Jersey 's public system of higher education and is a state-designated research university. 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
3472-595: Is self-identified as Hispanic, the 14th highest percentage among municipalities in New Jersey. Since the 1960s, many of the new residents of New Brunswick have come from Latin America. Many citizens moved from Puerto Rico in the 1970s. In the 1980s, many immigrated from the Dominican Republic, and still later from Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Mexico. New Brunswick is one of nine cities in New Jersey designated as eligible for Urban Transit Hub Tax Credits by
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3584-545: Is the longest appointment received by a pastor at Mount Zion AME. Records from the April 1828 census, conducted by the New Brunswick Common Council, state that New Brunswick was populated with 4,435 white residents and 374 free African Americans. The enslaved population of New Brunswick in 1828 consisted of 57 slaves who must serve for life and 127 slaves eligible for emancipation at age 21 or 25 due to
3696-591: The American Museum of Natural History , and more. The galleries are located on Kean USA's Main Campus and Liberty Hall Campus. New Brunswick, New Jersey If I had to fall I wish it had been on the sidewalks of New York, not the sidewalks of New Brunswick, N.J. — Alfred E. Smith to Lew Dockstader in December 1923 on Dockstader's fall at what is now the State Theater . New Brunswick
3808-566: The Gradual Abolition of Slavery in 1804. Under the provisions of this law, children born to enslaved women after July 4, 1804, would serve their master for a term of 21 years (for girls) or a term of 25 years (for boys), and after this term, they would gain their freedom. However, all individuals who were enslaved before July 4, 1804, would continue to be slaves for life and would never attain freedom under this law. New Brunswick continued to be home to enslaved African Americans alongside
3920-890: 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. The building of the estate on which Kean University is situated was begun in 1760, when lawyer William Livingston , who would become New Jersey 's first elected governor on August 31, 1776, and
4032-532: The New Brunswick Public Schools , focused on health sciences . Portions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. New Brunswick was selected in 2004 as one of two zones added to participate in the program. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of
4144-475: The New Jersey Legislature on September 1, 1784. The existence of an African American community in New Brunswick dates back to the 18th century, when racial slavery was a part of life in the city and the surrounding area. Local slaveholders routinely bought and sold African American children, women, and men in New Brunswick in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century. In this period,
4256-537: The United States Census Bureau , the city had a total area of 5.75 square miles (14.9 km ), including 5.23 square miles (13.5 km ) of land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km ) of water (9.06%). New Brunswick is on the south side of Raritan Valley along with Piscataway , Highland Park , Edison , and Franklin Township . New Brunswick lies southwest of Newark and New York City and northeast of Trenton and Philadelphia. New Brunswick
4368-604: The 1804 Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery. Free and enslaved African Americans accounted for 11% of New Brunswick's population in 1828, a relatively high percentage for New Jersey. By comparison, as of the 1830 United States Census , African Americans made up approximately 6.4% of the total population of New Jersey. In 1824, the New Brunswick Common Council adopted a curfew for free people of color. Free African Americans were not allowed to be out after 10 pm on Saturday night. The Common Council also appointed
4480-537: The 2010-11 women's basketball team be vacated. Located on the main campus, Kean Alumni Stadium is a multipurpose athletic facility that serves as home for the university's football, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, and men's and women's track and field teams. With NYC and NJ being selected as the host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup , Alumni Stadium and other Kean facilities will be used as practice and training facilities. The Harwood Arena opened in 2006. It features
4592-554: The American Revolution in various taverns and boarding houses, and at a building known as College Hall on George Street, until Old Queens was completed and opened in 1811. It remains the oldest building on the Rutgers University campus. The Queen's College Grammar School (now Rutgers Preparatory School ) was established also in 1766, and shared facilities with the college until 1830, when it located in
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4704-562: The Association which made some slave owners feel safe sending their slaves there by using a permission slip process. The main belief of these White supporters was that Blacks were still unfit for American citizenship and residence, and some trustees were connected with the American Colonization Society that advocated for the migration of free African Americans to Africa. The White trustees only attended some of
4816-459: The Broadway building until 1958, when it moved to the current Union Township, New Jersey campus. World War II brought sweeping changes to the college with some 300 students serving in the armed forces and seven Newark State students losing their lives on active duty. During the war, President Roy L. Shaffer pledged to keep the college "rolling" as part of the "moral and intellectual defense" of
4928-670: The College of Health Professions and Human Services, a self-serve cafe, the President's House, and the Ruth Horowitz Alumni House. Several NBA teams have practiced at Jacqueline Towns Court, including the Minnesota Timberwolves , Milwaukee Bucks , and more. A campus in Toms River, New Jersey , called Kean Ocean is currently in operation and is temporarily housed at Ocean County College until
5040-577: The Crossroads Theatre won the prestigious Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Crossroads is the first African American theater to receive this honor in the 33-year history of this special award category. George Street Playhouse (founded in 1974) and the State Theatre (constructed in 1921 for vaudeville and silent films) also form the heart of the local theatre scene. Crossroad Theatre houses American Repertory Ballet and
5152-685: The Elizabeth and Somerville Railroad, as a vice president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, as president of the National Bank of New Jersey, as president of the Elizabethtown Gaslight Company (later known as Elizabethtown Gas Company) and Elizabethtown Water Company lived at Liberty Hall for 60 years and made the most dramatically significant changes to the house and property in its history, transforming
5264-556: The Kean Federation of Teachers leadership who accused him of multiple errors on his resumes. After hiring an independent law firm to review Farahi's resume, the Board of Trustees of Kean University voted 7-4 with one abstention to retain him as president of the university. The following year, in April 2012, the NCAA accused the university of "major violations" and placed all of its sports teams on probation. This turmoil attracted
5376-777: The Kean University Holocaust Resource Center, the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics (NJ STEM), the Kean University Human Rights Institute, and the Liberty Hall Museum National Historic Landmark . Kean's Main Campus (121.5 acres (0.492 km )) is located in Union, New Jersey and contains most of the university's buildings and institutions. All resident students reside on
5488-597: The Main Campus. The Liberty Hall Campus (28.5 acres (115,000 m )) is also in Union Township , across Morris Avenue from the main campus. The East Campus (35.4 acres (143,000 m )) is located in Hillside, New Jersey in the former Pingry School campus. It hosts Nathan Weiss East Campus, as well as additional athletic fields, the East Campus Gym, Jacqueline Towns Court, Enlow Recital Hall,
5600-571: The Market-House was the center of commercial life in the city. It was located at the corner of Hiram Street and Queen Street (now Neilson Street) adjacent to the Raritan Wharf. The site was a place where residents of New Brunswick sold and traded their goods which made it an integral part of the city's economy. The Market-House also served as a site for regular slave auctions and sales. By the late-eighteenth century, New Brunswick became
5712-465: The Normal School faculty and students worked in war-related fundraising and relief efforts. In the following decade the normal school raised its standards further, as evidenced by a 1925 announcement that "students who are deficient in spelling...will be dropped from the school" and by the 1928 extension of the normal school program to three years. The Great Depression brought challenges for
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#17328017327875824-479: The Princeton Ballet School . Rutgers University has student-run companies such as Cabaret Theatre, The Livingston Theatre Company, and College Avenue Players which perform everything from musicals to dramatic plays to sketch comedy. New Brunswick Today is a print and digital publication launched in 2011 by Rutgers journalism alumnus Charlie Kratovil which uses the tagline "Independent news for
5936-742: The attention of the university's regional accreditor who initially demanded answers from the university in 2011 and briefly placed the university on probation in 2012. On May 11, 2020, Lamont Repollet, Ed.D., was selected as the 18th president of Kean University by the Kean University Board of Trustees. Kean University offers 50+ undergraduate programs, 70+ doctoral, master's and certificate programs, and 23 online programs in its six colleges: Kean University offers dual-degree programs with several universities, including Rutgers University , Fairleigh Dickinson University , and Howard University . Kean hosts research institutions including
6048-467: The beginning of the new millennium, a number of high-rise residential buildings have been added to the city's skyline . clustered around the New Brunswick station have joined those built in the 1960s on the city's skyline. Of the 16 buildings over 150 feet (46 m), nine of them were built in the 21st century; several others are approved or proposed. I. M. Pei (est) According to
6160-514: The borough was $ 16,395 (+/− $ 979). About 15.5% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 United States census , there were 48,573 people, 13,057 households, and 7,207 families residing in the city. The population density was 9,293.5 inhabitants per square mile (3,588.2/km ). There were 13,893 housing units at an average density of 2,658.1 per square mile (1,026.3/km ). The racial makeup of
6272-525: The city also testify to its Hungarian heritage. There is a street and a park named after Lajos Kossuth , one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 . The corner of Somerset Street and Plum Street is named Mindszenty Square where the first ever statue of Cardinal József Mindszenty was erected. A stone memorial to the victims of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution stands nearby. In the 2010 Census, about 50% of New Brunswick's population
6384-548: The city as early as 1888 and accounting for almost 20% of the city's population in 1915. Hungarians were primarily attracted to the city by employment at Johnson & Johnson factories located in the city. Hungarians settled mainly in what today is the Fifth Ward and businesses were established to serve the needs of the Hungarian community that weren't being met by mainstream businesses. The immigrant population grew until
6496-500: The city gets its name from King George II of Great Britain , the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg . Centrally located between New York City and Philadelphia along an early thoroughfare known as the King's Highway and situated along the Raritan River , New Brunswick became an important hub for Colonial travelers and traders. New Brunswick was incorporated as a town in 1736 and chartered as
6608-817: The city held on Somerset Street on the first Saturday of June each year; the 44th annual event was held in 2019. Many Hungarian institutions set up by the community remain and are active in the neighborhood, including: Magyar Reformed Church, Ascension Lutheran Church, St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church, St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church, Hungarian American Athletic Club, Aprokfalva Montessori Preschool, Széchenyi Hungarian Community School & Kindergarten, Teleki Pál Scout Home, Hungarian American Foundation, Vers Hangja, Hungarian Poetry Group, Bolyai Lecture Series on Arts and Sciences, Hungarian Alumni Association, Hungarian Radio Program, Hungarian Civic Association, Committee of Hungarian Churches and Organizations of New Brunswick, and Csűrdöngölő Folk Dance Ensemble. Several landmarks in
6720-669: The city of Braunschweig ( Brunswick in Low German ), in the state of Lower Saxony , now located in Germany . Braunschweig was an influential and powerful city in the Hanseatic League and was an administrative seat for the Duchy of Hanover. Shortly after the first settlement of New Brunswick in colonial New Jersey, George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great Britain . Alternatively,
6832-437: The city was $ 36,080, and the median income for a family was $ 38,222. Males had a median income of $ 25,657 versus $ 23,604 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,308. 27.0% of the population and 16.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.9% were under the age of 18 and 13.8% were 65 or older. City Hall has promoted the nickname "The Health Care City" to reflect
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#17328017327876944-561: The city was 51.7% White , 24.5% African American , 1.2% Native American , 5.9% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 21.0% from other races , and 4.2% from two or more races. 39.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 13,057 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who
7056-400: The city, and in the 1930s one out of three city residents was Hungarian. The Hungarian community continues as a cohesive community, with the 3,200 Hungarian residents accounting for 8% of the population of New Brunswick in 1992. Growing Asian and Hispanic communities have developed around French Street near Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The area around present-day New Brunswick
7168-399: The city, including Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb . New Brunswick has evolved into a major center for the sciences, arts, and cultural activities . Downtown New Brunswick is developing a growing skyline , filling in with new high-rise towers . New Brunswick is noted for its ethnic diversity . At one time, one-quarter of the Hungarian population of New Jersey resided in
7280-505: The city, which include the Fifth Ward, Feaster Park , Lincoln Park , Raritan Gardens , and Edgebrook - Westons Mills . Under the Köppen climate classification , New Brunswick falls within either a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ) if the 0 °C (32 °F) isotherm is used or a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) if the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm is used. New Brunswick has humid, hot summers and moderately cold winters with moderate to considerable rainfall throughout
7392-415: The city. Both work with Devco in a public–private partnership to redevelop downtown, particularly regarding transit-oriented development . Boraie Development, a real estate development firm based in New Brunswick, has developed projects using the incentives provided by Devco and the state. Christ Church , originally built in 1742, was the tallest building at the time of construction. A steeple
7504-454: The college maintained a focus on educating teachers it was quickly developing itself into a comprehensive institution. By the early 1950s, post-war growth had severely strained the college's facilities, causing a need for a new campus. The purchase of the Kean Estate in Union Township, then called the "Green Lane Farm", allowed for a new campus in 1958 at the site of the Kean family's ancestral home at Liberty Hall . The following year, in 1959,
7616-404: The curriculum of the college was radically revised in an effort to have teachers "professionalized" and enhance the status of the institution. In 1913 the state took control of the college and the School was renamed the New Jersey State Normal School at Newark . The school moved to a new building at Fourth Street and Belleville Avenue (later Broadway Avenue) that year. In 1917, during World War I,
7728-424: The education benefits offered under the GI Bill of Rights drove men to apply at unprecedented levels, including more African-American students. As the post-war Baby Boom generated a large demand for new teachers, the college found itself broadening in the face of student desires for a broader curriculum that quickly expanded to encompass the liberal arts and sciences, the professions, and graduate education. While
7840-418: The end of the immigration boom in the early 20th century. During the Cold War , the community was revitalized by the decision to process the tens of thousands refugees who came to the United States from the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution at Camp Kilmer , in nearby Edison . Even though the Hungarian population has been largely supplanted by newer immigrants, there continues to be a Hungarian Festival in
7952-490: The estate. After the death of Senator John Kean the house passed to his nephew, Captain John Kean, a National Guard cavalryman and president of the National State Bank, the Elizabethtown Water Company, and the Elizabethtown Consolidated Gas Company. Captain John Kean was the son of Katharine Winthrop Kean and United States Senator Hamilton Fish Kean whose library was housed at Kean Hall, a building constructed for that specific purpose in 1912. A frequent political meeting place in
8064-621: The event was dedicated on July 9, 2017, in Monument Square, in front of the Heldrich Hotel. The Trustees of Queen's College (now Rutgers University ), founded in 1766, voted by a margin of ten to seven in 1771 to locate the young college in New Brunswick, selecting the city over Hackensack , in Bergen County, New Jersey . Classes began in 1771 with one instructor, one sophomore, Matthew Leydt , and several freshmen at
8176-526: The first royal governor of New Jersey , and served as colonel of the Fourth Regiment of New Jersey and an escort of Lafayette on his tour of New Jersey predeceased his mother. His son, John Kean II, inherited Liberty Hall. John Kean II, who served on the staff of Governor Pennington with the rank of colonel, was an original stockholder of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, served as the first president of
8288-871: The first years of its life, Kean Hall now houses the undergraduate admissions office and administrative offices including the Presidential Suite and the conference room for the Kean University Board of Trustees. Captain John Kean's wife, Mary Alice Barney Kean , an historian and preservationist, was the last resident of Liberty Hall and was responsible for much of its preservation. Liberty Hall has had many distinguished visitors, including Martha Washington , who stayed at Liberty Hall during her husband's inauguration and President George Washington who visited his wife there not long after his swearing-in in New York City. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay
8400-403: The fledgling Queen's College. (Queen's closed from 1810 to 1825 due to financial problems, and reopened in 1825 as Rutgers College.) The Seminary, due to overcrowding and differences over the mission of Rutgers College as a secular institution, moved to a tract of land covering 7 acres (2.8 ha) located less than 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) to the west, which it still occupies, although
8512-430: 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,
8624-683: The house into a 50-room Victorian Italianate structure. Another John Kean , son of John Kean II and Lucinetta Halsted Kean ("Lucy Kean"), inherited the estate after their deaths. John Kean served in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885, and again from 1887 to 1889, and in the United States Senate from 1899 to 1911. Senator Kean lived at Liberty Hall when not in Washington, D.C., and held annual New Year's receptions for his political supporters at
8736-433: The importance of the healthcare industry to its economy. The city is home to the world headquarters of Johnson & Johnson , along with several medical teaching and research institutions. Described as the first magnet secondary school program teaching directly affiliated with a teaching hospital and a medical school, New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School is a public high school, that operates as part of
8848-457: The increasingly complex, diverse, and technological nature of American and global society. Nathan Weiss Graduate College is named for a former president of Kean College of New Jersey. This article about a university or college in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kean University Kean University ( / ˈ k eɪ n / ) is a public university in Union , Elizabeth , and Hillside, New Jersey . It
8960-428: The institution changed its name to Newark State College , completing its transformation from a college of education to a comprehensive institute of higher education. President Eugene Wilkins retired in 1969, following the successful transition of the college from Newark to Union , and the successful inaugural years of Newark State College. Wilkins was succeeded by Nathan Weiss, for whom the Nathan Weiss Graduate College
9072-636: 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 ,
9184-472: The investment made by Hyatt Hotels, as they were wary of building an upscale hotel in a run-down area. Devco, the hospitals, and the city government have drawn ire from both historic preservationists , those opposing gentrification and those concerned with eminent domain abuses and tax abatements for developers. New Brunswick is home to the main campus of Rutgers University and Johnson & Johnson , which in 1983 constructed its new headquarters in
9296-457: The land is now in the middle of Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus . New Brunswick was formed by royal charter on December 30, 1730, within other townships in Middlesex and Somerset counties and was reformed by royal charter with the same boundaries on February 12, 1763, at which time it was divided into north and south wards. New Brunswick was incorporated as a city by an act of
9408-541: The meetings of the African Association, and the Association was still unprecedented as a space for both enslaved and free Blacks to get together while under minimal supervision by Whites. The African Association appears to have disbanded after 1824. By 1827, free and enslaved Black people in the city, including Joseph and Jane Hoagland, came together to establish the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and purchased
9520-695: The nation's most diverse schools. In 1863 the Normal School students became formally required to teach in Newark Public Schools after graduation. In 1879 the Normal School program was extended to one year, and in 1888 to two years. The first classes of the Normal School met at Newark High School, then located on Washington and Linden Streets in Newark. In 1878, the Normal School moved to the Market Street School for about two decades before moving back to Newark High School in 1899. In 1898
9632-404: The nation. The accelerating changes during World War II altered the nature of the college as its students, faculty, and curriculum became more diverse, the campus underwent physical changes, and the student body changed dramatically. One young veteran, writing home from occupied Germany, predicted that the college would see a lot more men's faces after the war, which turned out to be very accurate;
9744-714: The new campus is built. The new building is called the Gateway building which opened in December 2012. The Skylands Campus is the newest addition of the Kean University expansions. It is located in the Oak Ridge section of Jefferson, New Jersey , an hour's drive from the main campus. Kean University began construction on a campus in Wenzhou , in Zhejiang Province , China in 2007 and was formally established on March 31, 2014. Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU)
9856-504: The new house, christened Liberty Hall, was the residence of both Livingston and Alexander Hamilton . In 1773, Livingston moved to the home with his wife, Susannah French of New Brunswick , and their children, full-time. Liberty Hall experienced damage from the Revolutionary War by both British and American forces, and the property featured prominently in the Revolutionary War's Battle of Connecticut Farms . The property
9968-550: The numbers of men enrolled declined as young men joined the Union Army . Following the Union victory in the war, increasing numbers of Catholics, largely the children of immigrants, began to enroll beginning the school's theme of a diverse student body that would continue to evolve over the next 150 years; by 1911 the children of immigrants exceeded thirty percent of the student body; since that time, Kean University has become one of
10080-523: The option to spend up to a year studying at WKU for no additional tuition cost with compensated airfare. In 2023, the campus student population was 4,500 students and is on track to have 7,000 students on campus by 2025. The university's athletic teams are known as the Cougars and the school colors are Kean Blue and light blue. Kean competes at the NCAA Division III level in 14 sports as
10192-744: The phenomenon known as " white flight ." Beginning in 1975, Rutgers University , Johnson & Johnson and the city's government collaborated through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to form the New Brunswick Development Company (DevCo), with the goal of revitalizing the city center and redeveloping neighborhoods considered to be blighted and dangerous (via demolition of existing buildings and construction of new ones). Johnson & Johnson announced in 1978 that they would remain in New Brunswick and invest $ 50 million to build
10304-500: The principal outbuildings of the property, established or improved a large hot house , and developed the gardens, introducing rare shrubs and trees to the grounds, and possibly laying out the grounds west of the mansion. In 1811, the Kean family acquired the Livingston estate when Peter Kean purchased Liberty Hall in trust for his mother Susan Livingston Kean Niemcewicz (women not being eligible to own property in their own right at
10416-556: The school as enrollment and the overall number of teachers hired in New Jersey declined sharply. In 1934 a great milestone was reached when the normal school became a four-year college and the State Board of Education authorized it School to grant a bachelor's degrees, a Bachelor of Science in education. In 1937 the college was renamed the New Jersey State Teachers College at Newark and remained in
10528-470: The skills of teachers whom Congar correctly viewed as lacking in formal training. Newark Normal School was the first Normal School created in New Jersey, and one of the earliest in the nation, with an inaugural class of 85 students, mostly women and primarily Newark High School alumni. Most of the college's first students were white, middle class, Protestants. Classes continued during the Civil War , but
10640-464: The state's Economic Development Authority . Developers who invest a minimum of $ 50 million within a half-mile of a train station are eligible for pro-rated tax credit . New Brunswick contains a number of examples of urban renewal in the United States. In the 1960s–1970s, the downtown area became blighted as middle class residents moved to newer suburbs surrounding the city, an example of
10752-482: The time of the sale was 20 years old, which was considered the prime age for childbearing. Slave owners would get the most profit from the women who fit into this category because these women had the potential to reproduce another generation of enslaved workers. Additionally, in the urban environment of New Brunswick, there was a high demand for domestic labor, and female workers were preferred for cooking and housework tasks. The New Jersey Legislature passed An Act for
10864-712: The time). Susan Livingston Kean, a niece of Governor Livingston, was the widow of John Kean , a Continental Congress delegate and advocate for the ratification of the Constitution in South Carolina who served as the first cashier of the Bank of the United States . Having died from a respiratory disease that developed as a result of being held prisoner of war at sea during the Revolution, Kean died at 39 and Susan Livingston Kean remarried to Count Julian Niemcewicz ,
10976-514: The university has recently completed additional expansions to Toms River, New Jersey , which houses an Ocean County satellite campus, as well as the People's Republic of China. In 2006, the university announced that it was seeking approval from the Chinese and U.S. educational governing bodies to be the first American university to open an extensive University campus on Chinese soil. The new campus
11088-427: The university instituted a self-imposed ban on post-season play for Fall 2011 for the men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's volleyball teams. In April 2012, the NCAA concluded that "major violations" had occurred, and that all 13 varsity athletic teams would be on probation until April 2016, that the women's basketball team would be banned from post-season play in 2013. The NCAA also mandated that all records for
11200-521: The wife of U.S. Secretary of State and New York Governor Hamilton Fish , First Lady of the United States Anna Symmes Harrison , New Jersey State Senator and United States Senate nominee Thomas Kean Jr. , and John Kean of South Carolina, a delegate to the Continental Congress . Elsa Gomez became the first female president of Kean College in 1989 and served until 1994. By the 1990s the student body of Kean College
11312-527: The year. There is no marked wet or dry season. The average seasonal (October–April) snowfall total is around 29 inches (74 cm). The average snowiest month is February, which corresponds to the annual peak in nor'easter activity. The 2010 United States census counted 55,181 people, 14,119 households, and 7,751 families in the city. The population density was 10,556.4 per square mile (4,075.8/km ). There were 15,053 housing units at an average density of 2,879.7 per square mile (1,111.9/km ). The racial makeup
11424-497: Was 23.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 105.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 105.3 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $ 44,543 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 2,356) and the median family income was $ 44,455 (+/− $ 3,526). Males had a median income of $ 31,313 (+/− $ 1,265) versus $ 28,858 (+/− $ 1,771) for females. The per capita income for
11536-431: Was 45.43% (25,071) White , 16.04% (8,852) Black or African American , 0.90% (498) Native American , 7.60% (4,195) Asian , 0.03% (19) Pacific Islander , 25.59% (14,122) from other races , and 4.39% (2,424) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.93% (27,553) of the population. Of the 14,119 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18; 29.2% were married couples living together; 17.5% had
11648-438: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.69. 20.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 34.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 11.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. The median household income in
11760-629: Was added in 1773 and replaced in 1803. The six-story First Reformed Church , built in 1812, was long the city's tallest structure. One of the earliest tall commercial buildings in the city was the eight-story 112.5 ft (34.29 m) National Bank of New Jersey built in 1908. The four nine-story 125 ft (38 m) buildings of the New Brunswick Homes housing project, originally built in 1958, were demolished by implosion in 2000 and largely replaced by low-rise housing. While there are no buildings over 300 feet (91 meters), since
11872-420: Was among the most diverse in New Jersey. The academic quality of the institution improved towards the end of the 20th century as more members of the faculty, in rapidly escalating numbers, pursued teaching innovations, original scholarship and research, and external grants and funding. By the time Kean College of New Jersey became a university in 1997, under President Ronald L. Applbaum, the institution had achieved
11984-498: Was first inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans , whose Minisink Trail intersected the Raritan River and followed a route that would be taken by later colonial roads. The first European settlement at the site of New Brunswick was made in 1681. The settlement here was called Prigmore's Swamp (1681–1697), then known as Inian's Ferry (1691–1714). In 1714, the settlement was given the name New Brunswick, after
12096-584: Was known as a social gathering for free blacks that was not completely influenced by white scrutiny and allowed free blacks to socialize among themselves. This does not mean that it was free from white eyes and was still under the negative effects of the slavery era. In the early decades of the nineteenth century, White and either free or enslaved African Americans shared many of the same spaces in New Brunswick, particularly places of worship. The First Presbyterian Church, Christ Church, and First Reformed Church were popular among both Whites and Blacks, and New Brunswick
12208-533: Was located on the upper end of Church Street in the downtown area of New Brunswick about two blocks away from the jail that held escaped slaves. Both free and enslaved Blacks were welcome to be members of the School. Reverend Huntington (pastor of the First Presbyterian Church ) and several other prominent Whites were trustees of the African Association of New Brunswick. These trustees supported
12320-477: Was married to Governor Livingston's daughter, Sarah, at Liberty Hall. Other guests included Lewis Morris , Lafayette , Elias Boudinot , and several presidents after Washington, including Ulysses S. Grant , William Howard Taft , Herbert Hoover , Gerald Ford , George H. W. Bush , and Bill Clinton . Kean University was founded in April 1855 in Newark, New Jersey as the Newark Normal School ,
12432-483: Was notable for its lack of spaces where African Americans could congregate exclusively. Most of the time Black congregants of these churches were under the surveillance of Whites. That was the case until the creation of the African Association of New Brunswick in 1817. Both free and enslaved African Americans were active in the establishment of the African Association of New Brunswick, whose meetings were first held in 1817. The African Association of New Brunswick held
12544-557: Was restored and Livingston continued to maintain the gardens and grounds as governor until his 1790 death. The estate passed to Livingston's son, future Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Henry Brockholst Livingston . In 1798, the house was sold to George Belasise , Lord Bolingbroke and his wife Isabella. The new owners established an English boxwood maze that still stands today and made extensive additions to
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