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…
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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…
TCNJ adds additional path for biology majors
Traditionally, biology majors have been obligated to bulk up on science courses to prepare them to pursue a path to graduate school, medical school, or another professional program. But with a new Bachelor of Arts in Biology program, which was approved by the Board of Trustees in July and will launch in spring 2019 pending…
Money ranks TCNJ number one in the nation among similarly sized public colleges
TCNJ is the top public college in the nation among institutions with 5,000-10,000 students, according to Money magazine’s 2018–19 “Best Colleges for Your Money.” The ranking, which was released on Monday, August 13, considers measures of quality, affordability, and outcomes. Overall, TCNJ ranks 35th among all colleges and universities in the country and #2 in…