Author Archives: Emily W. Dodd
TCNJ names James A. Felton III as VP for Equity and Inclusion
On Friday, December 13 TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster announced the appointment of James A. Felton III to the position of vice president for equity and inclusion, effective March 2, 2020. Felton comes to the college from State University of New York at Cortland, where he serves as the chief diversity officer in the Office…
Distinguished Clare Boothe Luce Professorship awarded to TCNJ physics department
TCNJ’s physics department was named one of only two institutions in the country to earn a 2019 Clare Boothe Luce Professorship grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. This award will provide five years of funding for a new tenure-track woman faculty member in the physics department. A national search will take place during the 2020-2021…
Pioneers in bringing a promising PTSD treatment to survivors of domestic violence, Jill Schwarz and her grad students hope to spread it statewide
Violence against women can happen in just a moment, but the impact can last a lifetime. Post-traumatic stress sets in, locking the imagery and horror of the act into memory — repeating it in a vivid loop every time an associated person, feeling, or event triggers the play button. Even after getting help, people “can…
Civil engineering students and their professor apply big data to understand New Jersey’s bumper-to-bumper lifestyle.
On a 100-degree day in late July, civil engineering professor Tom Brennan and three students in his research lab made it snow. No, indoor precipitation was not in the forecast: the snow storm was a computer simulation of an actual one that blew in pretty much out of nowhere on the afternoon of November 15,…
How this senior interactive multimedia major scored a full-time job at a Wall Street powerhouse.
Ask Jamie Ling about her dream job and she’ll quip: “Katy Perry’s manager.” But it’s not the glam lifestyle she’s after. For Ling, the logistics and operations behind big business operations are what ignite her light. “I’m interested in what goes on behind the scenes,” she says. “I have a strong interest in the business,…