The College of New Jersey will partner with Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space and the Outdoor Equity Alliance to launch a new internship program aimed at diversifying the land stewardship workforce. A $49,990 Watershed Restoration and Community Engagement Program grant, awarded by New Jersey Audubon through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, will fund…
The College of New Jersey has been awarded a $1,339,503 grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch the New Jersey Biomed-Bridge Scholars Program. Over the next five years, this innovative initiative will provide resources and pathways for groups of students from Brookdale Community College and Mercer County Community College to transfer into TCNJ’s…
Zay Farzan knew nothing about photonics when she transferred to TCNJ, but that quickly changed after joining professor David McGee’s physics lab. There, she got in touch with her experimental side, building lenses and getting hands-on with the lasers and advanced microscopes that help researchers push the boundaries in the burgeoning field of photonics: the…
Summer was hot with research at TCNJ. Throughout June and July, 92 students and 45 faculty members worked on 53 projects as part of TCNJ’s Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience, known as MUSE. The eight-week experience gives students the opportunity to conduct research or engage in creative activity in collaboration with TCNJ faculty members in all…
TCNJ President Michael Bernstein was one of 20 presidents and chancellors of New Jersey colleges and universities to sign a letter to the New Jersey Congressional Delegation requesting they support and advocate for robust funding for the National Science Foundation in 2025. The letter states, in part, that “NSF is the cornerstone of America’s scientific…
Campus may feel quieter when classes aren’t in session, but this summer it feels even a bit emptier as 10 of TCNJ’s long-time, beloved faculty members have recently retired. We’re already missing them. Geralyn Altmiller, nursing | 9 years Lynn Bradley, chemistry | 30 years Lynn Braender, accounting and information systems…
Michael A. Bernstein has been appointed The College of New Jersey’s 17th president, following a vote this afternoon by the school’s Board of Trustees. Bernstein has served as TCNJ’s interim president since July 1, 2023. The appointment is effective immediately. “Dr. Bernstein is an extremely accomplished educator and a transformational leader,” said Rebecca Ostrov, chair…
Given the ever-increasing pace of technological transformations in our data-driven society, TCNJ chemistry professor Joseph Baker intends to engage and educate the campus community in the areas of data literacy, computation, and artificial intelligence as the fourth recipient of the Barbara Meyers Pelson ’59 Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement. “Students need to be able to successfully navigate this…
The College of New Jersey held its 168th commencement celebration on May 16–17, 2024 at Lions Stadium on campus with school-specific ceremonies that served as the culmination of the TCNJ experience for the 1,785 undergraduates and 299 graduate students in TCNJ’s Class of 2024. TCNJ Interim President Michael A. Bernstein presided over his first commencement at the…
The Class of 2024 is ready to turn their tassels. From their unprecedented start as the “COVID class,” starting their studies behind computer screens and masks, to walking across the commencement stage in their caps and gowns, here’s a sampling of what some of TCNJ’s newest grads are up to next: Benjamin Winkler, electrical engineering…
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