Last month, The College of New Jersey’s School of Education gathered over 100 members of the hearing and deaf communities including local high school students and members of the college’s Deaf Hearing Connection student group, for the first-ever ASL Fun Day. The event featured various activities, including a deaf business fair, scavenger hunt, a challenge…
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Michael A. Bernstein named TCNJ’s 17th president
Michael A. Bernstein has been appointed The College of New Jersey’s 17th president, following a vote this afternoon by the school’s Board of Trustees. Bernstein has served as TCNJ’s interim president since July 1, 2023. The appointment is effective immediately. “Dr. Bernstein is an extremely accomplished educator and a transformational leader,” said Rebecca Ostrov, chair…
TCNJ offers options for students from the University of the Arts and Delaware College of Art and Design
The College of New Jersey is saddened by the sudden closing of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and Delaware College of Art and Design. We recognize the incredible disruption and distress this causes to students and their families, and are here to help. The college has options to assist students in ensuring continuity…
Baker plans to strengthen student skills in data literacy and artificial intelligence as fourth Pelson chair
Given the ever-increasing pace of technological transformations in our data-driven society, TCNJ chemistry professor Joseph Baker intends to engage and educate the campus community in the areas of data literacy, computation, and artificial intelligence as the fourth recipient of the Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement. “Students need to be able to successfully navigate this…
Communication studies professor receives inaugural award to capture and share AAPI voices and stories
Yifeng Hu, associate professor of communication studies, is the inaugural recipient of the ASIANetwork-Mellon Foundation Award for AAPI Voices and Stories: Community-based Digital Storytelling. The award provides $500,000 in funding over three years and will support oral history and community conservation projects designed to capture and preserve the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander…
TCNJ holds 168th commencement ceremonies on May 16–17
The College of New Jersey held its 168th commencement celebration on May 16–17, 2024 at Lions Stadium on campus with school-specific ceremonies that served as the culmination of the TCNJ experience for the 1,785 undergraduates and 299 graduate students in TCNJ’s Class of 2024. TCNJ Interim President Michael A. Bernstein presided over his first commencement at the…
What’s next for the Class of 2024?
The Class of 2024 is ready to turn their tassels. From their unprecedented start as the “COVID class,” starting their studies behind computer screens and masks, to walking across the commencement stage in their caps and gowns, here’s a sampling of what some of TCNJ’s newest grads are up to next: Benjamin Winkler, electrical engineering…
Mechanical engineering students’ moonshot lands them in NASA finals
Landing a spacecraft on the moon is no easy task, even for NASA. Over billions of years since it formed, the moon’s surface has been reduced to a sandy mess of mineral fragments known as lunar regolith, a fine particulate that can damage cameras, rovers, and even orbiting vehicles once it’s stirred up by the…
TCNJam raises funds — and spirits — for the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation
Forty-seven children are diagnosed with cancer every day. For the last decade, TCNJam has worked to lower that number through fundraising and other initiatives with the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, which provides financial and emotional support for families of kids battling cancer. Earlier this month, TCNJam capped off their year-long campaign that raised $130,211 with…