They’ve turned their tassels and snapped their selfies. Now, the real world is calling for the Class of 2025 — and they’re ready to answer. With diplomas in their hands and big dreams ahead, TCNJ’s freshly minted grads are off to do great things. Here’s a look at what some of them are up to… Continue Reading
TCNJ holds 169th commencement ceremonies on May 22–23
The College of New Jersey held its 169th commencement celebration on May 22–23, 2025, with school-specific ceremonies that served as the culmination of the TCNJ experience for the Class of 2025. The class consisted of 1,728 undergraduate and 327 graduate students, and boasted 244 cum laude (3.60-3.74 GPA) graduates, 240 magna cum laude (3.75-3.89 GPA)… Continue Reading
Celebrating Excellence in Chinese Studies!
On April 23rd, 2025, seven outstanding students from The College of New Jersey were inducted into the National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society! As the website states, “The National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society, sponsored by the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA (CLTA), is founded to recognize outstanding academic achievement of college students in learning Chinese as… Continue Reading
TCNJ students recognized for their academic achievements at the 2025 Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention
Twenty-four TCNJ students attended the Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last month, where they presented critical and creative work, participated in professional development workshops led by the Modern Language Association, and participated in roundtables focused on internships, teaching, and popular culture. “Our students were excellent ambassadors from TCNJ and have made us… Continue Reading
Grad student Jaclyn Romano earns honor for student voter engagement efforts
Jaclyn Romano, a graduate student in her final semester of the Master of Public Policy program, was named to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Student Voting Honor Roll. Romano serves as a graduate assistant in the office of Co-Curricular and Leadership Development. Through that role, she works closely with the TCNJ Votes committee to… Continue Reading
TCNJ history major works with UPenn program to embark on undergraduate research
Chelsea Berwick is spending time on two college campuses — and growing her support network — this semester as she works to complete her history honors thesis. Berwick, a junior history secondary education major, was selected to participate in the McNeil Center for Early American Studies Consortium Undergraduate Research Workshop at the University of Pennsylvania… Continue Reading
When it comes to romantic relationships, two TCNJ researchers offer advice on how to fight smarter, not harder
You emphasized over and over how important the event was to you, and still, your partner showed up late. “One person might say, ‘What a jerk. I’m really angry,’” says TCNJ Senior Research Scholar Candice Feiring. “Another person might say, ‘I get it, they’ve been super-stressed lately. I know they’ll make it up to me.’”… Continue Reading
Celebrating an Incredible Achievement: Congrats to our Fall 2024 Dean’s List Awardees!
As we go into the Spring 2025 semester, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences would also like to acknowledge its students whose names made it onto the Fall 2024 Dean’s List. As stated on TCNJ’s website, a student does so by being “an undergraduate student [enrolled] in a minimum of 3 full letter-graded course… Continue Reading
Student Spotlight: Kiara Molina and Creating Empowering Educational Opportunities
We are excited to highlight one of our amazing students, Kiara Molina, for her recent internship at Kidsbridge! As noted by the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey, Kidsbridge [“provides] young people with a foundation to grow as empathetic individuals who become positive advocates for themselves and others, empowering them to challenge racism, bias, bullying,… Continue Reading
Take their word for it: Students in a TCNJ linguistics course have their fingers on the pulse of linguistic innovation.
Students in a 200-level linguistics course have “locked in” on this year’s submissions for the American Dialect Society Word of the Year, with a slang-heavy list of entries that have been amplified and boosted by social media. “Lock in,” meaning to focus, was on the list that was considered when the society chose a winner… Continue Reading