U.S. News & World Report released its 2021 Best Colleges rankings today and The College of New Jersey again received high marks. TCNJ ranked fifth overall and placed first among public colleges, in the “Best Regional Universities—North” category. TCNJ has held the top spot in its region among public colleges since 1991. The college ranked first…
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TCNJ among national leaders in four-year graduation rate
TCNJ ranked fifth in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac ranking of Public Colleges with the best four-year graduation rates. TCNJ boasted a 75.9 percent four-year graduation rate for its 2018 cohort and represents the only New Jersey or Pennsylvania institution on the Almanac’s list. While many institutions measure student success by using a…
Benny Chan named American Chemical Society fellow
TCNJ chemistry professor Benny Chan was recently named a fellow by the American Chemical Society. Chan, who has been at TCNJ since 2006 was nominated for the honor by the ACS Committee on Minority Affairs, which he has been a part of for seven years. The group works to continue efforts to increase the outcomes…
Avi Shah ’20 awarded $8,500 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
Avi Shah of East Brunswick, New Jersey, has been awarded a Fellowship worth $8,500 by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Shah is one of 58 recipients nationwide to receive a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. Shah received a bachelor’s degree in biology…
Overall cost of attending TCNJ drops for all undergraduates
Continuing efforts to limit the financial burden on our campus community during the COVID pandemic, TCNJ’s Board of Trustees approved a budget at its June 30 meeting that will result in a lower overall cost of attendance for undergraduate students for the coming academic year. The cost will be reduced by 3.5 percent for in-state…
TCNJ approves dual-certification program in Elementary and Early Childhood Education
On Tuesday, June 30, TCNJ’s Board of Trustees approved a new graduate dual-certification program in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education. This new dual-certification program offers those interested in becoming teachers an opportunity to seek New Jersey Certificates of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) in both early childhood (pre-K through 3rd grade) and elementary education (Kindergarten through 6th grade). …
Jekabs Hayes awarded inaugural TerraCycle innovation award
Mechanical engineering major Jekabs Hayes ’20 was awarded TerraCycle’s first annual Ernel Simpson Innovation Award for incorporating sustainable practices in his senior project. Hayes earned a $500 stipend to cover his research. Hayes teamed up with fellow seniors Peter Stahl and Christopher Garr and his advisor, George Facas of the mechanical engineering department, to construct…
How two engineering students are angling to reduce fishing pollution
Jake DeGennaro and Alexander Iorio are lifelong friends. They’re also avid recreational fishermen who noticed a problem with their pastime that was literally dangling right in front of them. “Jake and I were fishing together on the Delaware River and right in the trees above our heads you could see all this tangled fishing…
TCNJ adds minor in social justice
In recent years, TCNJ has framed a bold approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion, in part responding to student activism. To help address the growing demand for education around equity and inclusion, TCNJ’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences will add a minor in social justice beginning with the fall 2020 semester. The minor offers…