TCNJ News Releases
TCNJ launches environmental studies major amidst growing concerns over climate change
The College of New Jersey’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences has launched an undergraduate environmental studies major to effectively address the disproportionate harm to the planet from climate change and other widespread environmental injustices. “The scientific understanding of environmental problems is necessary to determine potential solutions, but that alone is not sufficient,” said Diane…
Six alumni join TCNJ Board of Trustees
The College of New Jersey’s Board of Trustees has added six new members, all of whom are alumni of the college, ranging from the Class of ’76 to the Class of ’18 James “Butter” Allen ’76, Kevin Drennan ’02, Sumit “Shu” Mukherjee ’01, Priscilla Nuñez ’18, Jim Schulz ’93, and Madeline Urbish ’11, have all…
TCNJ and Thomas Jefferson University sign articulation agreement for speech-language pathology program
To meet the growing needs for professionals in the field of speech pathology, The College of New Jersey and The Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences of Thomas Jefferson University recently signed an articulation agreement to provide an additional path for students. The partnership, which will launch in the fall of 2024, will enable first-year applicants…
Students are spellbound by this literature course that puts them in the middle of the magic
The silhouette of witches and the tingle of magic mean Halloween celebrations are near, but for students in Michele Tarter’s “The Witch in Literature” course, the mysterious symbols have a much deeper meaning. Tarter, who has made annual visits to the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall, England for her own research for years,…
In the Club: INK
“In the Club” is a series that showcases some of the 230+ recognized student organizations at TCNJ. Want to have your club featured? Drop a line to tcnjtoday@tcnj.edu to be considered for a future story INK, TCNJ’s club for creative writers, takes pride in saying they are a place where “good craziness” ensues. The club hosts weekly…
TCNJ announces inaugural Academic Innovation Award recipients
After a competitive application and selection process, the Office of Academic Affairs at The College of New Jersey is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural Academic Innovation Awards. These collaborative awards, made possible by a $500,000 anonymous gift to the TCNJ Foundation, aim to stimulate and support academic innovation at TCNJ. They range…
NSF grant will benefit faculty and students with latest technology for high-performance computing cluster
The College of New Jersey has been awarded a $935,000 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant to enhance the college’s nationally recognized engagement of undergraduate student research. The funds from the grant will be used to purchase and upgrade equipment in the Electronic Laboratory for Science and Analysis (ELSA) High Performance Computing cluster, a…