TCNJ’s Literacy Advancement Project and Dyslexia Initiative has kicked off Dyslexia Awareness Month by partnering with the Robinowitz Education Center to broaden services to the community. The partnership will provide scholarship-supported evaluations for children and adults with literacy difficulties, including individuals suspected of having a specific learning disorder such as dyslexia. The free evaluations, offered…
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TCNJ among national leaders in four-year graduation rate
TCNJ ranked fifth in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac ranking of Public Colleges with the best four-year graduation rates. TCNJ boasted a 75.9 percent four-year graduation rate for its 2018 cohort and represents the only New Jersey or Pennsylvania institution on the Almanac’s list. While many institutions measure student success by using a…
Virtual convocation kicks off fall semester for Class of 2024
The members of the Class of 2024 began their college journey during the most unusual circumstances, but their dedication to higher education and their communities shines through in their admissions portfolios. TCNJ President Kathryn Foster officially welcomed this extraordinary group during the college’s virtual convocation ceremony on August 24. Among the interesting facts about the…
Benny Chan named American Chemical Society fellow
TCNJ chemistry professor Benny Chan was recently named a fellow by the American Chemical Society. Chan, who has been at TCNJ since 2006 was nominated for the honor by the ACS Committee on Minority Affairs, which he has been a part of for seven years. The group works to continue efforts to increase the outcomes…
Music technology minor launches this fall
Here’s music to our ears: The School of the Arts and Communication will introduce a new music technology minor this fall. This interdisciplinary minor strengthens TCNJ’s existing offerings in the growing field of music technology, which encompasses electronic music, composition for media, sound design, studio recording, audio production, podcasting, interactive music systems, instrument design, musical…
Avi Shah ’20 awarded $8,500 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
Avi Shah of East Brunswick, New Jersey, has been awarded a Fellowship worth $8,500 by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Shah is one of 58 recipients nationwide to receive a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. Shah received a bachelor’s degree in biology…
Trenton’s Puerto Rican history captured with a collaborative research project
Despite a less than hospitable welcome and tasked with overcoming racism in the 1950s, Trenton’s first Latinx members established successful business, education, and public service opportunities in the city that still stand today. The stories of these pioneering residents were recently captured in a cross-disciplinary research project involving students and faculty from the School of…