The College of New Jersey is pleased to welcome Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Alan Aspuru-Guzik, professor of chemistry and computer science at the University of Toronto, on October 1–2, 2018. Aspuru-Guzik’s lecture, “(R)evolution? The Future of Computer Simulation of Matter,” will be held on Tuesday, October 2 at noon in Education 212. The lecture is free…
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TCNJ has the right formula for producing grads who earn PhDs in chemistry
TCNJ’s chemistry department ranks among the top institutions in the U.S. for PhD productivity according to new data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the American Chemical Society (ACS). When doctoral completion data for chemistry graduates are benchmarked on a per capita basis in comparison to chemistry graduates from all colleges and universities, TCNJ…
Routine meetings with a favorite professor land Caleb Septoff in Kenya
When Caleb Septoff ’21 signed up for Karen Becker’s First Seminar Program course about the global refugee crisis, he had no idea it would take him across the globe to Kenya. “I really enjoyed the class, and was always in Dr. Becker’s office hours talking with her,” says the international studies major. So when his…
TCNJ launches Master of Business Administration program
TCNJ’s School of Business announced today the creation of an innovative Master of Business Administration program that will allow students to earn a graduate certificate in their chosen specializations after just one year. The MBA program, which was approved by the Board of Trustees in February 2018, incorporates the “T” style approach which allows students…
TCNJ celebrates Constitution Day with talks by Dr. Sigal Ben-Porath
Dr. Sigal R. Ben-Porath joined the TCNJ community on Monday, September 17 to commemorate Constitution Day — the date in 1787 that the U.S. Constitution was signed. Ben-Porath is a political philosopher and professor in the Literacy, Culture, and International Education Division at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. Her book, Free Speech…
Bianca Randolph ’21 lends her ear to the community and the city as part of Trenton mayoral transition team
As Bianca Randolph led Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora through the agenda she wrote for a youth summit in July, she wasn’t sure if the newly sworn-in mayor was listening. Randolph, a sophomore criminology major, was interning at A Better Way — a city nonprofit that provides services for previously incarcerated people, at-risk youth and their…
Two TCNJ students take to the road to help fight cancer
On June 17, Alana Okun ’19 and Vaishali Ravikumar ’18 dipped their toes in the Pacific Ocean and then ran across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. They ran for the next 49 days – along the loneliest highway Route 50 in Nevada [see photo above], past geysers in Yellowstone National Park, into…
TCNJ remains top-ranked public college in region
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 Best Colleges rankings today and The College of New Jersey again received high marks. TCNJ ranked fourth 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 tied…
TCNJ engineering students visit Europe for green inspirations
There were lectures on turbine technology, discussions on recycling coal ash and trips to solar and wind farms – not to mention cathedrals and distilleries – during this summer’s two-week trip to Ireland and Portugal that was the centerpiece of the School of Engineering’s Sustainability Europe course. “We learned a lot but there was still…