TCNJ physics professor David McGee is making international connections for TCNJ science students, thanks to support from a Fulbright Specialist Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. McGee recently returned from Berliner Hochschule für Technik in Germany, where he worked with staff and faculty in putting the finishing…
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TCNJ remains among leaders in producing physics teachers
TCNJ’s School of Science and School of Education continue to battle the national shortage of physics teachers by producing qualified educators at a pace that ranks among the best in the nation. The college has again been recognized by the Physics Teacher Education Coalition with the 5+ Award after graduating six well-prepared physics teachers in…
This course has all the “write” stuff for budding littérateurs
For 19 years, the Visiting Writers Series has brought nationally celebrated authors to campus. While pandemic constraints required a change of format for fall 2021, two writers — award-winning novelist Yaa Gyasi and poet Victoria Chang — visited for virtual readings over Zoom. But the series is more than inviting guest speakers to inspire TCNJ’s budding creative…
TCNJ receives bronze in the Global Equity & Inclusion Scorecard for Global Education Programming
The College of New Jersey has completed Diversity Abroad’s Global Equity & Inclusion Scorecard and earned a Bronze rating. This assessment tool leverages Diversity Abroad’s Global Equity & Inclusion Guidelines, and is a gold standard for identifying, implementing, and evaluating diversity and inclusion policies and practices in the field of global education. Taking a systematic…
TCNJ ensembles to perform world premiere of composition based on Claudia Rankine poem, Oct. 29–30
The College of New Jersey’s Wind Ensemble and Choirs will perform together for the first time since March 2020, as they present the world premiere of Philadelphia-based composer Rollo Dilworth‘s “Weather” during two evening performances on Oct. 29-30 in the Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall. TCNJ’s Department of Music and the college’s Artivism…
Faigenbaum named Fellow of The National Academy of Kinesiology
Avery Faigenbaum, professor of health and exercise science at TCNJ, was recently named a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology. Faigenbaum, who has been at TCNJ since 2004, was one of 12 U.S. scholars to earn this distinction. Honorees span the wide diversity of the kinesiology disciplines from bench/lab scientists to social scientists. “The…
Student-faculty research team gets published for exploring COVID-19 news coverage
While many college students may have experienced some pandemic fatigue and tired of the constant news reports about the number of cases and how to stay safe, six TCNJ students worked together to study and dissect the coverage, and came out of lockdown with a new title for their resumes: co-authors. Miranda Crowley, Suchir Govindarajan,…