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…
Announcements
Margo DelliCarpini named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
TCNJ President Michael A. Bernstein announced today that Margo DelliCarpini has been named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2025. DelliCarpini has served at The Pennsylvania State University since 2021 when she joined the university as the chancellor of Penn State Abington and professor of linguistics. In 2023, DelliCarpini was named Vice President for Commonwealth…
TCNJ earns new Carnegie classification for its commitment to research
The College of New Jersey has received a new Carnegie Classification for “Research Colleges and Universities,” a designation awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. To earn this designation, which is new to the Carnegie framework, an institution must devote at least $2.5 million to research…
Kari Osmond named associate vice president for government and community relations
TCNJ has announced that Kari Osmond has been named associate vice president for government and community relations, effective March 24. In this role, Osmond will be responsible for providing collegewide leadership, strategy, and management of TCNJ’s government relations efforts at the local, state, and federal levels. “Kari has a deep understanding and appreciation of the…
Education professor Brian Girard takes inspiration from gaming on a quest to improve classroom outcomes
Building an engaged community in the classroom can be challenging for teachers, especially in our post-pandemic world. That’s where education professor Brian Girard hopes to make change — with help from games. Using gaming principles in the classroom isn’t new, but Girard’s approach to it is. It’s not about playing games, in the traditional sense, in the…
ArtsComm dean sets campus up to maintain civility in heated times
The School of the Arts and Communication has launched an initiative called Communication for the Common Good. Led by Dean Pamela Barnett, it is a series of lectures and workshops aimed at giving the TCNJ community a framework for discussing difficult issues in a civil way. For Barnett, fostering non-violent communication on hot topics has…
TCNJ receives $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation
The College of New Jersey was awarded a grant of $500,000 by the Mellon Foundation’s Higher Learning program. The grant will provide funding for Undocumented. Black. Citizen., a three-year, collaborative multi-disciplinary project that aims to co-create teaching resources about citizenship, belonging, migration, and Blackness centering the experiences of Black undocumented immigrants in and beyond Trenton, New Jersey. Led by…
TCNJ scores high marks in Wall Street Journal college rankings
The Wall Street Journal recently released its 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. list and TCNJ ranked among the top 20 percent of all institutions in the country. TCNJ also ranked as the top public college in New Jersey and was second only to Princeton for all institutions in the state. The WSJ rankings assess 500 colleges…
Faculty member Sandy Gibson named Addiction Educator of the Year
Sandy Gibson, professor of online counselor education at The College of New Jersey, has been named Addiction Educator of the Year by the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. Gibson, who was nominated for the award by former student Arthur Roman ’24, teaches graduate-level addiction counseling courses at the college. She is a…
TCNJ and Mercer County Community College form new housing partnership
The College of New Jersey announced today an agreement with Mercer County Community College to provide room and board services for MCCC students at TCNJ’s Ewing campus. This new partnership will allow MCCC’s students to benefit from residential education and housing at TCNJ, while enjoying access to a wide range of essential student services including…