Bill Schindler ’00 literally lives his work, and starting tonight, America will get to follow this anthropologist and primitive technology expert on his survival journey around the globe. “The Great Human Race,” premiering tonight on the National Geographic Channel, follows two experts on a mission to retrace a migratory route of our ancestors. Along with…
TCNJ News Releases Archive 2017-2015
This election year, it’s obvious we need social studies education more than ever
—Star Ledger Op-Ed, co-authored by School of Education Dean Jeff Passe
Inaugural fellowship winner could have life-saving impact on campus
With the support of a campaign gift from Andy ’83 and Maria ’83 Polansky, senior interactive multimedia major Niveda Harishankar is designing an app that could have a life-saving impact on campus. The Andy and Maria Polansky Scholarship Endowment provides fellowship awards in recognition of TCNJ students who demonstrate exemplary leadership and a commitment to…
Hi. I’m Matt
Bloomberg analyst. Engineer wannabe. Oceanophile. Meet Matt Scapardine, marketing major and TCNJ alumnus focused on tying business to the environment.
Kiplinger’s ranks TCNJ among the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2016
The College of New Jersey was ranked #31 in the top 100 colleges on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of Best Values in Public Colleges for 2016. The ranking cites four-year schools that combine outstanding education with economic value. TCNJ ranks #31 for in-state tuition, and tops the list of New Jersey public institutions included in…
Students win Gilman Scholarships for study abroad
TCNJ students Ting Yang and Sami Karmeh received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for the spring 2016 semester. Yang, a junior finance major, spoke no English when she arrived in America from China at age 13. Her $8,000 award will help fund her semester abroad at the CIEE Study Center at Peking University in Beijing,…
TCNJ embraces snow day fame with holiday video
—Philly.com
Blythe Hinitz receives international award as Exceptional Master Leader
Blythe Hinitz, professor of elementary early childhood education, was recently named an Exceptional Master Leader by Exchange magazine. The magazine spotlights leadership in the field of early care and education through their Exchange Leadership Initiative (ELI). The Master Leaders Review Team identified 49 Exceptional Master Leaders and 38 Master Leaders. “I consistently reflect on my…
Jane Wong named Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
TCNJ Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jacqueline Taylor announced today the appointment of Jane Wong to the position of dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Wong to TCNJ,” said Taylor. “She brings a distinguished level of administrative experience, a rich knowledge of the challenges…
New microscopes take STEM education to new levels
A state-of-the-art variable pressure field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) in the School of Science—similar to only a dozen others in the world—is now giving TCNJ undergraduates levels of experience normally reserved for faculty, postdocs, and grad students at top research universities. But that’s not all—a second advanced instrument called an atomic force microscope…