“What’s wrong with psychology?” was both the title of psych professor Jarret Crawford’s presentation, and the big question he asked a room of colleagues from across campus to consider recently. Crawford’s own answer to the question draws a similarity to his transition from a Catholic to an atheist, and he points to “the replication crisis”…
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Department of Education grant enhances efforts to diversify teaching force
The College of New Jersey will bolster its efforts to increase diversity in the teaching professions and recruit more teachers of color with the help of a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The effort aims to address a report from The National Center for Education Statistics which shows that 80…
Counselor education prof Kathleen Grant supports local teachers in dealing with students’ “eco anxiety”
Kathleen Grant, assistant professor of counselor education at TCNJ, spoke at Hopewell’s Bear Tavern Elementary School recently as a part of a professional development day for its teachers. Her topic: eco-anxiety. “Climate change profoundly impacts the lives of this generation of children and adolescents,” Grant says. She shares her research with teachers, school psychologists, and counselors…
WCBS 880’s Mets Radio Network awards scholarships to TCNJ students
TCNJ freshman nursing major Samantha Tumbarello was one of two students to receive a $2,500 scholarship from WCBS 880’s Mets Radio Network. TCNJ alumna Kristina Schoenbeck ’10, senior director of sales at Audacy, visited campus on November 1 to meet Tumbarello and present her with a ceremonial check. “When I was told I had…
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…