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Seven TCNJ students named Millennium Fellows

Seven TCNJ students, four from the School of Science and three from the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, have been named Millennium Fellows for 2023. The fellowship, in coordination with the United Nations Academic Impact Initiative, is a semester-long leadership development program on campus to help train and guide participating students to raise their…

Nominations for the 2023 alumni leadership awards are open

The TCNJ Alumni Association Board invites the college community to submit nominations for the alumni leadership awards. Individuals being nominated should have made a lasting impact on TCNJ or society through outstanding professional, philanthropic, or volunteer accomplishments. “The alumni awards are an honor bestowed on recipients for their exemplary service to others after graduating from the college,”…

TCNJ remains top-ranked public college in region

U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 Best Colleges rankings today and The College of New Jersey again received high marks. TCNJ ranked fifth overall and remains first among public colleges in the “Best Regional Universities—North” category. TCNJ has held the top spot in its region among public colleges every year since 1991. The…

Six new solar tables keep TCNJ charged up and fully connected

It took no time at all for new and returning TCNJ students to occupy the new picnic tables between Brower Student Center and Green lawn — though the project to bring them to campus was over three years in the making. The six brand new tables are more than a new spot to study or…

TCNJ cultivates a bumper crop of winning New Jersey educators

Earlier this month, the New Jersey Department of Education announced its 2022–2023 County Teachers of the Year and it was no surprise that six of the 21 county teachers are TCNJ alumni. Each teacher was nominated as Teacher of the Year in their individual school before moving on to county-wide competition. Next, they’ll find out…

Leeann Thornton named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists

Leeann Thornton, professor of biology at TCNJ, has been named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists. She will begin her term on October 1, 2022. “It’s a tremendous honor to be selected to represent this society because my identity as a plant biologist has always been a huge part of my career,” Thornton…

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