Be honest — how often do you think about the water that pours from your faucet? It’s a resource that is often taken for granted. But in TCNJ Art Gallery’s spring 2019 exhibit, Springs Eternal: Art, Water, Change, artists use sculpture, mixed media, graphic art, and illustrations to challenge us to consider about how we…
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TCNJ adds two majors for fall 2019
TCNJ’s Board of Trustees approved two new majors at its meeting on February 19. TCNJ will offer a Bachelor of Arts in world languages and linguistics and a five-year program in secondary education and special education beginning in fall 2019, pending state approval. The addition of the BA in world languages and linguistics will address…
History Professor Celia Chazelle named Medieval Academy of America fellow
Celia Chazelle, professor of history, was elected a 2019 fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, joining the ranks of fewer than 200 of the most distinguished medievalists in the country. She was formally inducted at the Medieval Academy’s annual meeting at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on Saturday, March 9. “Being named an…
TCNJ named among the top 5 producers of physics teachers nationwide
TCNJ again was named to the Physics Teacher Education Coalition’s “5+ Club,” a select group of institutions that have graduated five or more physics teachers in a given year. Graduating five or more physics teachers a year is a significant achievement, helping to address the severe national shortage of high school physics teachers. TCNJ has…
TCNJ students trot the globe in their down time
Laurels can be comfortable sometimes, but lions don’t rest on them for long — especially when school is out. Here’s how some TCNJ students spent their winter “break,” jet-setting on some of the winter session’s faculty-led adventures. London: British Theatre Eighteen students joined English professors Diane Steinberg and Michael Robertson on a literary expedition through…
#metoo founder Tarana Burke to highlight TCNJ’s Women’s History Month celebration
Activists, alumni, and artists alike will help the TCNJ community celebrate Women’s History Month during the month of March and extending into early April, featuring two prominent figures — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, and sociologist and author Patricia Hill Collins. Download the poster of events from the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and…
On the mat and in the State House, this senior wrestler is a hit.
Say hi to Alexander Mirabella ’19. He’s a business management major, and a part of TCNJ wrestling’s second place team win at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional on Sunday, Feb. 24. Time to get up close and see how he got here. > I grew up in Fanwood, New Jersey and there were two big…
Motivations from paralympic skier Bonnie St. John
Bonnie St. John, the first African-American to medal in Winter Paralympics competition, joined TCNJ on Feb. 19 in celebration of Black History Month. Though she had her right leg amputated at the age of five, her contagious spirit, determination, and drive propelled her through several extraordinary accomplishments throughout her lifetime. She won three medals as…