The Center for Future Educators at TCNJ announced today that Jeanne DelColle has been appointed as its director. DelColle is an award-winning social studies teacher who has collected numerous accolades during her 25-year career including NJ Council for the Humanities Teacher of the Year, NJ History Teacher of the Year, and 2012 NJ State Teacher of the Year. “Working…
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Environmental sustainability education minor receives national accreditation
The College of New Jersey’s minor in Environmental Sustainability Education recently received accreditation by the North American Association for Environmental Education. TCNJ’s is the only program in the state to earn this recognition, and is one of few environmental education programs specific to pre-service PreK–12 teachers at the undergraduate level in all of North…
Communicating crisis: TCNJ research team publishes article on coronavirus coverage in Spanish academic journal
As coronavirus cases were spreading rapidly across the country last spring, a team of six TCNJ juniors in John Pollock’s course on global health communication and social change began analyzing nationwide news coverage of the federal government’s response to what was quickly becoming a coronavirus crisis. “Our team jumped at the chance to study domestic…
TCNJ Literacy Advancement Project partners with Robinowitz Education Center
TCNJ’s Literacy Advancement Project and Dyslexia Initiative has kicked off Dyslexia Awareness Month by partnering with the Robinowitz Education Center to broaden services to the community. The partnership will provide scholarship-supported evaluations for children and adults with literacy difficulties, including individuals suspected of having a specific learning disorder such as dyslexia. The free evaluations, offered…
TCNJ remains top-ranked public college in region
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…
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…