Academics & Research
TCNJ appoints permanent deans for the School of Education and the School of Graduate, Global, and Online Education
The College of New Jersey President Michael Bernstein announced today the permanent appointments of Tabitha Dell’Angelo as dean of the School of Education and Linda Mayger as dean of the School of Graduate, Global, and Online Education. Both appointments are effective as of July 1, 2025. “These appointments reflect the valuable insights shared by our…
TCNJ receives grant from The Presser Foundation to upgrade Music Building facilities
The College of New Jersey was awarded a $40,000 grant from The Presser Foundation to replace the instrument storage facilities in the Music Building. The current lockers will be upgraded to industry-standard storage solutions that will provide enhanced security for student instruments. As an added benefit of the project, some of the existing storage cabinets…
TCNJ begins work with Master Teacher Fellows on NSF grant for STEM educators
The College of New Jersey recently began working with its first cohort of Sustainable and Innovative STEM Master Teacher Fellows on the execution of a National Science Foundation grant to increase levels of teacher engagement in K–5 STEM education in New Jersey. Funding for this six-year, $2.9 million initiative was awarded to TCNJ researchers in…
TCNJ student papers “Provide Renewed Hope for our Discipline and our World” at national health communication conference
TCNJ student papers “provide renewed hope for our health communication discipline and our world” according to Anne Nicotera, professor and organizer of the national biannual D.C. Health Communication Conference hosted by George Mason University May 1–3, 2025, in Herndon, Virginia. “To see this caliber of work produced by undergraduate students is rare and exceedingly gratifying,”…
Mechanical engineering seniors want to take their capstone project out of this world — literally.
Robotic arms, 3D printers, wind turbines. These are the types of dynamic products senior engineering students typically pour their time into designing for their year-long group capstone projects, which are meant to demonstrate their mastery of the concepts they’ve learned over the course of their four-year degree program. But this year, one TCNJ team wanted…
TCNJ partners with American Museum of Natural History to offer graduate courses
The College of New Jersey has partnered with New York City’s American Museum of Natural History to offer online graduate classes through the museum’s Seminars on Science series. The courses, which are designed to deepen students’ understanding of scientific content and enhance knowledge of the process of scientific inquiry, are asynchronous, providing flexibility for the…
Goldwater Scholar Ravi Sangani ’26 sees a passion in his research
Public health major Ravi Sangani ’26 was recently named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar — one of the most prestigious national honors for undergraduate students in mathematics, science, and engineering. Out of 1,350 faculty-nominated students across 445 institutions, Sangani — who is minoring in biology and chemistry — was among just 441 selected for the scholarship,…
TCNJ students recognized for their academic achievements at the 2025 Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention
Twenty-four TCNJ students attended the Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last month, where they presented critical and creative work, participated in professional development workshops led by the Modern Language Association, and participated in roundtables focused on internships, teaching, and popular culture. “Our students were excellent ambassadors from TCNJ and have made us…