TCNJ’s Disabilities Support Services has been rebranded as the Accessibility Resource Center to more closely align with the services offered by the department. The team assists over 800 members of the campus community in a variety of ways including academic and classroom accommodations, dietary modifications, and housing/workplace accommodations. Meghan Sellet, director of ARC, is hoping…
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English prof Jess Row riffs on the modern troubles of an old truism and his new book on race, fiction, and the American imagination.
In 2012, writer and producer Lena Dunham faced harsh criticism for the all-white cast of HBO’s hit series, Girls. When asked about her decision in an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air, Dunham said it was an accident; she wrote about people she knew, and only later realized it was a show about four white women.…
TCNJ remains top-ranked public college in region
U.S. News & World Report released its 2020 Best Colleges rankings today and The College of New Jersey again received high marks. TCNJ ranked fourth overall and placed first among public colleges, in the “Best Regional Universities—North” category. TCNJ has held the top spot in its region among public colleges since 1991. The college tied for…
TCNJ Engineering’s diversity efforts recognized with national award
The College of New Jersey’s School of Engineering has been named one of the inaugural recipients of an award from the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Diversity Recognition Program. The honor is given to colleges and universities for establishing an institutional infrastructure to improve diversity and inclusion in engineering education. It is the first…
TCNJ and Sussex County Community College enter articulation agreement
TCNJ and Sussex County Community College have entered into an articulation agreement that will enable honors program students with an associate’s degree from Sussex to complete a BA or BS degree at TCNJ. The agreement was formally signed at an event on TCNJ’s campus on Wednesday, September 4. “We understand that for many reasons, including…
Salika Lawrence named Campbell Endowed Chair of Urban Education
TCNJ welcomes Salika Lawrence, who joins the School of Education as the inaugural Campbell Endowed Chair of Urban Education. She began her new post on August 15, 2019. As chair, Lawrence will develop programming related to urban education, mentor students in the urban education programs, develop and sustain strategic partnerships with teachers and administrators in…