Computer science and journalism may seem like they’re worlds apart. But spend a few minutes with Monisha Pulimood and you’ll wonder why you ever thought they didn’t go hand-in-hand. With a National Science Foundation grant and a partner in Kim Pearson, associate professor of journalism and professional writing, the computer science professor developed a model…
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TCNJ launches speech pathology and audiology major
The demand for speech pathologists and audiologists is growing globally due to increasing instances of age-related health conditions that cause speech or language impairments. In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor has stated it expects employment in these fields to grow at a pace well ahead of the average for all occupations. As a result,…
Two students win Gilman Scholarships for spring study abroad
Boyana Georgieva and Pei Ling Yang received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for study abroad experiences this spring. Georgieva, a senior international relations major with a minor in Middle Eastern studies, received $8,000 to fund her trip to Sofia, Bulgaria, where she will further her study of the Arabic language. The scholarship will help to…
New hazelnut grove offers lessons in sustainable agriculture
If you’ve ever dreamed of making your own pralines, truffles, or even Nutella on campus, you’re now one step closer to making it a reality. Sort of. Working with the Presidents’ Climate Commitment Committee, the Bonner Center, TCNJ’s Office of Grounds and Landscape Maintenance Services, and Professor Mike Aucott of the chemistry department, student volunteers…
Dan Crofts, professor emeritus of history, talks Civil War and “compromise” with The Washington Post
Rafiatu Nawuridam studies in Jordan, thanks to Boren Scholarship
TCNJ junior Rafiatu Nawuridam is spending the 2017–18 academic year in Jordan, thanks to a $20,000 Boren Scholarship. Nawuridam, an international studies major with a specialization in Middle East studies and a minor in Arabic, is studying Arabic—both Modern Standard Arabic and Ammiya, the Levantine Arabic dialect spoken among Jordanians, Syrians, Palestinians and Lebanese—at the…
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 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…