In recent years, TCNJ has framed a bold approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion, in part responding to student activism. To help address the growing demand for education around equity and inclusion, TCNJ’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences will add a minor in social justice beginning with the fall 2020 semester. The minor offers…
Announcements
Standing Together: A message from President Kathryn Foster and Vice President James Felton
The below message was shared via email with all members of TCNJ’s campus community on Monday, June 1, 2020: Dear TCNJ Community, Last week’s death of George Floyd was yet another example of the racism, bigotry, and incivility facing the nation and the members of every community. It follows the deaths of Breonna Taylor in…
TCNJ to offer test-optional application policy
In response to the challenges high school students are having scheduling standardized tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The College of New Jersey will implement a test-optional admissions policy for first-year applicants, beginning with the 2020–2021 admission cycle. The test-optional policy will be for a three-year period, during which first-year applicants can choose whether or…
TCNJ joins initiative inviting residents studying out of state to come home
TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster joined the presidents of nine other New Jersey four-year public universities and colleges today in issuing a call for the 120,000 state residents who attend higher education institutions outside of New Jersey to come home, enroll in New Jersey institutions, and help rebuild the state as a part of a…
TCNJ expediting distribution of CARES Act emergency relief funds
TCNJ continues to identify ways to ease the financial hardships being endured by members of our campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, the college is expediting the distribution of the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding it received through the establishment of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. “We know…
TCNJ named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2019–2020
TCNJ was recognized as a top producer of Fulbright students by The Chronicle of Higher Education. TCNJ is the only master’s-level institution in New Jersey to hold a top spot on the 2019–2020 list. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching,…
Kathryn Jervis named Dean of the School of Business
On Thursday, January 9, TCNJ’s Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs William W. Keep announced the appointment of Kathryn Jervis to the position of dean of the School of Business. Jervis will assume her post on July 1, 2020. “As interim provost and former business dean, I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Jervis…
TCNJ names James A. Felton III as VP for Equity and Inclusion
On Friday, December 13 TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster announced the appointment of James A. Felton III to the position of vice president for equity and inclusion, effective March 2, 2020. Felton comes to the college from State University of New York at Cortland, where he serves as the chief diversity officer in the Office…
Distinguished Clare Boothe Luce Professorship awarded to TCNJ physics department
TCNJ’s physics department was named one of only two institutions in the country to earn a 2019 Clare Boothe Luce Professorship grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. This award will provide five years of funding for a new tenure-track woman faculty member in the physics department. A national search will take place during the 2020-2021…