under scrutiny from 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 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 was selected as the 18th president of Kean University by the Kean University Board of Trustees.
== Academics and research ==
=== Rankings ===
In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked Kean University tied for No.315 out of 436 National Universities, tied for No.170 out of 225 in Top Public Schools, tied for No.392 out of 686 in Nursing, and tied for No.61 out of …
