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…
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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…
Extreme Makeover: Armstrong Hall Edition
Renovations to Armstrong Hall — the third and final phase of TCNJ’s STEM Complex project — are now well underway. Funded by the State of New Jersey through a Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund Bond, the asset renewal project began in December 2018 and will continue for a full year. Engineering students and faculty can…
“American Fix” author Ryan Hampton to visit TCNJ on Feb. 15
TCNJ’s Collegiate Recovery Program will partner with Life of Purpose Addiction Treatment Centers to host a community opioid addiction panel discussion and book signing events with advocate and author of “American Fix,” Ryan Hampton, on Friday, February 15 at 10 am in Room 212 of the Education Building. Hampton is a prominent, leading face and voice of…