“It is one of my proudest days at the college,” says Brenda Leake. Leake, an associate professor of elementary/early childhood education, and more than 150 of her faculty and staff colleagues celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday—and supported the college’s strategic initiative around diversity and inclusion—with a group trip to view the film Selma…
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TCNJ receives Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
Community engaged learning is a hallmark of a TCNJ education, and the college has worked to infuse the curriculum with activities where students learn by serving and engaging with diverse communities on and off campus. These experiences allow TCNJ students to excel academically and to be engaged citizens both locally and globally. For these efforts,…
Perfect Timing: Obama’s direction on Cuba is sweet for TCNJ students there this month
Off the grid and into casas particulares—private houses—are where 23 students and three faculty members find themselves as they arrive in Havana this week. In the casas, students will live with Cuban families and study the art and culture of Cuba, catching some of the very last glimpses of the country as it has been…
Kiplinger’s ranks TCNJ among the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2015
EWING, NJ … The College of New Jersey was ranked #23 in the top 100 colleges on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of Best Values in Public Colleges for 2015. The ranking cites four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value. TCNJ ranks #23 for in-state tuition, and tops the list of New Jersey public…
Getting to know Good King Wenceslas, courtesy of Cynthia Paces
You may have sang about Good King Wenceslas when you were just a wee lad or lass, but have you ever wondered who he really was and if he was, in fact, good? Well, wonder no more. This week, Cynthia Paces—history professor and resident expert in the history of Czech nationalism—talked with Chris Walker, host…
Janet Morrison announced as TCNJ’s first-ever endowed chair
The College is pleased to announce that Dr. Janet Morrison, professor of biology, has been recommended as the inaugural recipient of the Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement. “I feel very honored to be named the first Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement,” said Morrison. “For me, teaching and research with…
TCNJ to use $245K grant for drug, alcohol recovery housing for students
—The Times of Trenton
Wonder Women in Green Hall
Last year we had one. This year, we have two. Two of the most powerful women in the state, that is. And both of them have offices in Green Hall. R. Barbara Gitenstein, TCNJ president, and Stacy Schuster, associate vice president for college relations, were named to Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s 2014 “Power List,”…
TCNJ student organizes workshop on sexual and gender identity for future educators
—The Times of Trenton