As a journalist, Nikole Hannah-Jones says there’s an innate skepticism that comes with the job. “If your mother says she loves you, check it out,” she joked on stage to a packed Kendall Hall. Hannah-Jones, staff writer at New York Times Magazine and editor of The 1619 Project, has spent her career investigating racial inequality…
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Julie Williams earns national honor from the Society of Health and Physical Educators
Julie Williams, a health and physical education teaching major, has been selected as the SHAPE America “Major of the Year.” This national award celebrates outstanding undergraduate students in the fields of health, physical education, recreation, and dance. “Winning this award has shown me that I am positively contributing to my future profession,” Williams, a senior, said. “All…
Creative writing alums return to campus to share their newly published books
Two creative writing alumni, Dan Brady ’04 and Sarah Blake ’07, are returning to TCNJ to celebrate their success as authors and read from new books published this month. Below, they remember their time at the college and share the wisdom they’ve gained over their publishing careers. How does it feel returning to your alma…
How this TCNJ biologist is getting a worm’s eye view of cellular stability
Meet Nina Peel, TCNJ’s resident worm wrangler. In her lab, Peel looks through her microscope, examining thousands of squiggly worms known scientifically as C. elegans. She uses these minuscule creatures as a model organism — a non-human species used in a lab — to help her understand biological processes and phenomena. Peel is looking into…
TCNJ launches study abroad program in Taiwan
Starting this summer, up to 15 TCNJ students per year will have the opportunity to study abroad at Tamkang University in Taiwan, thanks to a partnership between the college and the Taiwanese government. The Huayu BEST (Bilingual Exchanges of Selected Talent) Program will include a language partnership for TCNJ students to practice Mandarin and a…
Student researchers get to the heart of romantic relationships during a pandemic
Romantic relationships in young adulthood (and most any other time!) can be complicated, even without a pandemic. So students in the psychology department’s Romantic Relationships Research Lab set out to take a look at love in the time of COVID-19. They conducted interviews with 48 peers at TCNJ who were in relationships that lasted three…
Andy Polansky receives professional excellence award
After nearly 40 years in the communications industry, Andy Polansky ’83 is set to retire in June, at the top of his game. But before he does, the chairman and CEO of IPG DXTRA and executive chairman at Weber Shandwick will be honored with the Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communication on February…