The College of New Jersey honored eight distinguished faculty members at the first annual Faculty/Librarian Recognition Awards on Thursday, February 16. The Faculty Senate sponsored and organized the awards, which were given as part of the second annual Excellence in Teaching and Learning Summit. The summit provides opportunities for all TCNJ faculty members and instructional…
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Former TCNJ President Gitenstein and husband, Donald Hart, gift $1 million to benefit student and faculty scholarship
Barbara Gitenstein, the first woman to serve as president of The College of New Jersey, and husband Donald Hart, a retired professor of philosophy, have gifted $1 million to TCNJ to create two endowments that will benefit the work and research of both students and faculty. The R. Barbara Gitenstein Library, which was renamed in…
How a message from a student inspired this professor’s prize-winning research on the experiences of Asian American classroom teachers
It was an email from a student in a master’s-level course at TCNJ that inspired MinSoo Kim-Bossard’s research endeavor. The student wrote: “Having you as a professor finally bridged a gap I never even realized was there … [I haven’t] had any representation in higher education until [your class].” Kim-Bossard, associate professor of elementary and…
TCNJ President Kathryn Foster establishes Foster Distinguished Visitor Series
Beginning this spring, TCNJ will see the first of many high-profile and diverse speakers brought to campus through a new series established by a gift from TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster. “President Foster has generously donated $250,000 to the college in order to create the Foster Distinguished Visitor Series,” said John Donohue, vice president of…
TCNJ recognized as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for college student voting
TCNJ has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting recognizes colleges and universities for making intentional efforts to increase student voter participation. TCNJ joins a group of 394 colleges and universities…
TCNJ launches Master of Public Policy program
TCNJ announced today that starting in fall of 2023 the college will offer a Master of Public Policy program housed within the Department of Political Science. The 36-credit program will equip students to be effective policy analysts, researchers, advocates, and managers in the public, non-profit, and private sectors by providing high quality methodological training, individualized…
Suzanne McCotter named Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education
The College of New Jersey announced today that Suzanne McCotter will begin a new role as the Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education, effective January 3, 2023. McCotter has served as dean of TCNJ’s School of Education since 2017. Diversifying TCNJ’s offerings to learners beyond the bachelor’s degree is a key goal of the college’s…
Gitenstein Library awarded grant to preserve and organize historic archive
TCNJ’s Gitenstein Library was recently awarded $311,594 from The National Park Service’s Save America’s Treasures grant program, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The funds will help the college create a digital preservation infrastructure for its Archives and…
TCNJ is recognized as one of the best colleges for student voting. Here’s why.
TCNJ has one of the highest student voter participation rates in the nation and efforts are underway to maintain that momentum this election season. New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way was at TCNJ on Tuesday, September 20 to kick off the NJ Ballot Bowl, a non-partisan competition among colleges statewide to get students to…