For electrical engineering major Yoelis Brito ’23, the drive to create a more sustainable world started in middle school when she participated in neighborhood clean-up projects as part of Earth Day activities. “I’m from Newark (New Jersey) and was used to litter in the streets, but I didn’t see it as a negative thing — it…
Academics & Research
Gitenstein Library awarded grant to preserve and organize historic archive
TCNJ’s Gitenstein Library was recently awarded $311,594 from The National Park Service’s Save America’s Treasures grant program, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The funds will help the college create a digital preservation infrastructure for its Archives and…
How TCNJ students are getting a little help from their furry — and even scaled — friends.
Nobody would say that TCNJ has gone to the dogs … or cats and bunnies, for that matter. But in the last decade more students have brought emotional support animals to campus, echoing a nationwide trend that is providing comfort for a growing number of students. There are 20 approved ESAs on campus this semester…
How lessons from Ted Lasso are framing this first-year writing class.
Ted Lasso dropped on AppleTV+ on August 14, 2020 and became an instant juggernaut. The show, which stars Jason Sudeikis as the “fish-out-of-water” American football coach turned English football coach, has earned 11 Emmy awards and is the most-watched program on the platform. Erica Kalinowski, assistant dean of the School of the Arts and Communication,…
Seven TCNJ students named Millennium Fellows
Seven TCNJ students, four from the School of Science and three from the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, have been named Millennium Fellows for 2023. The fellowship, in coordination with the United Nations Academic Impact Initiative, is a semester-long leadership development program on campus to help train and guide participating students to raise their…
TCNJ remains top-ranked public college in region
U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 Best Colleges rankings today and The College of New Jersey again received high marks. TCNJ ranked fifth overall and remains first among public colleges in the “Best Regional Universities—North” category. TCNJ has held the top spot in its region among public colleges every year since 1991. The…
How Camila Guayasamin’s summer internship offered national leadership experience with local support
Camila Guayasamin ’24 may have stayed close-to-home for her summer internship, but she still gained national perspectives along the way. As one of five Bonner Scholars selected for the National Summer Intern program at the Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation in Princeton, Guayasamin worked alongside fellow scholars from Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio.…
Leeann Thornton named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists
Leeann Thornton, professor of biology at TCNJ, has been named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists. She will begin her term on October 1, 2022. “It’s a tremendous honor to be selected to represent this society because my identity as a plant biologist has always been a huge part of my career,” Thornton…
How this TCNJ summer study abroad course satisfies the hunger for history
What could be better than a study abroad program in Italy? How about one with a focus on food? Thirty TCNJ students traveled to Italia for three weeks this summer for the Center for Global Engagement’s popular faculty-led offering: Gendered History of Food: La Cucina Della Nonna (grandmother’s kitchen). The class, first offered in 2012, studies…