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Author Archives: Emily W. Dodd
History faculty publish new book based on late colleague’s scholarship
TCNJ history faculty members Christopher Fisher and Robert McGreevey have completed a book, Global America: The United States in the Twentieth Century, recently published by Oxford University Press. The book explores how Americans were “swept up in the swift-moving currents of twentieth-century world history,” according to Oxford, and is based largely on the scholarship of…
TCNJ receives 2016–17 Division III CAANJ Cup
TCNJ Athletics was named the recipient of the Division III Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey Cup for the 2016–17 academic year. The award, which is voted upon by the 43 member institutions of the CAANJ, recognizes overall athletic excellence. It is the 13th time in the past 20 years that the college has earned…
TCNJ launches Master’s of Public Health program
TCNJ’s School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science announced today the creation of a dynamic Master’s of Public Health program aimed at addressing the lack of proficient public health facilitators worldwide. The program will begin next fall, pending state approval. The MPH program, which was approved by the Board of Trustees in July, is a…
TCNJ remains top ranked public college in region
released its annual Best Colleges rankings today and The College of New Jersey again received high marks. TCNJ tied for 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. TCNJ also ranked as the top university…
Two students win Gilman scholarships for study abroad
TCNJ students Scott Borton and Julie Scesney received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship this year. Borton ’20, an international studies major with a specialization in global health, development, and environment, will study at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City, Japan, for the full academic year. The $5,000 award will fund his homestay with a…
TCNJ to host website development and coding mini-boot camp
TCNJ will host a first-of-its-kind coding mini-boot camp from September 14-16, 2017. The course, offered in partnership with Launch Academy, will teach participants how to construct web pages while incorporating the building blocks of the modern web: HTML5 and CSS3. Using these tools, attendees will convert a set of digital designs into a static webpage using…
What to expect … when you’re a baby
TCNJ’s Cognitive Development Lab opened its doors in spring 2017 and welcomed the campus’ newest arrivals: babies, as young as 10 months. Located in the Social Sciences Building, the new lab is run by Aimee E. Stahl, assistant professor of psychology, whose research focuses on the learning and memory of infants and children. The facility—which…