The College of New Jersey announced today that Suzanne McCotter will begin a new role as the Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education, effective January 3, 2023. McCotter has served as dean of TCNJ’s School of Education since 2017. Diversifying TCNJ’s offerings to learners beyond the bachelor’s degree is a key goal of the college’s…
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Gitenstein Library awarded grant to preserve and organize historic archive
TCNJ’s Gitenstein Library was recently awarded $311,594 from The National Park Service’s Save America’s Treasures grant program, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The funds will help the college create a digital preservation infrastructure for its Archives and…
How TCNJ students are getting a little help from their furry — and even scaled — friends.
Nobody would say that TCNJ has gone to the dogs … or cats and bunnies, for that matter. But in the last decade more students have brought emotional support animals to campus, echoing a nationwide trend that is providing comfort for a growing number of students. There are 20 approved ESAs on campus this semester…
How lessons from Ted Lasso are framing this first-year writing class.
Ted Lasso dropped on AppleTV+ on August 14, 2020 and became an instant juggernaut. The show, which stars Jason Sudeikis as the “fish-out-of-water” American football coach turned English football coach, has earned 11 Emmy awards and is the most-watched program on the platform. Erica Kalinowski, assistant dean of the School of the Arts and Communication,…
TCNJ is recognized as one of the best colleges for student voting. Here’s why.
TCNJ has one of the highest student voter participation rates in the nation and efforts are underway to maintain that momentum this election season. New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way was at TCNJ on Tuesday, September 20 to kick off the NJ Ballot Bowl, a non-partisan competition among colleges statewide to get students to…
Seven TCNJ students named Millennium Fellows
Seven TCNJ students, four from the School of Science and three from the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, have been named Millennium Fellows for 2023. The fellowship, in coordination with the United Nations Academic Impact Initiative, is a semester-long leadership development program on campus to help train and guide participating students to raise their…
TCNJ remains top-ranked public college in region
U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 Best Colleges rankings today and The College of New Jersey again received high marks. TCNJ ranked fifth overall and remains first among public colleges in the “Best Regional Universities—North” category. TCNJ has held the top spot in its region among public colleges every year since 1991. The…
Six new solar tables keep TCNJ charged up and fully connected
It took no time at all for new and returning TCNJ students to occupy the new picnic tables between Brower Student Center and Green lawn — though the project to bring them to campus was over three years in the making. The six brand new tables are more than a new spot to study or…