New Jersey Colleges and Universities The Best for Vets By Rochelle Hendricks Secretary of Higher Education I recently had the opportunity to meet some of the members of the armed forces who […]
Secretary’s December 2016 Column
Welcome to the New Higher Education Blog!
You are now reading the second edition of our new higher education blog, featuring 104 stories from 36 institutions of higher education. Click the school name to find all stories about that school. […]
Stockton: Students Represent U.K. in Model United Nations Program in Japan
Stockton University students representing the United Kingdom at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) program in Japan in November were named a Distinguished Delegation by a vote of their peers, while four team […]
Mercer: New Student Collaboration Center Expands Opportunities for Business-STEM Students
With the official opening of the new Student Collaboration Center in the Business Building (BS109) in November, Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is providing a state-of-the-art environment where business and technology students […]
New Jersey Participates in NASA Minority Education Institute
For the second year, William Paterson University and Essex County College will be among the universities participating in the NASA MUREP Educator Institutes at Goddard Space Flight Center scheduled for June 12-16, […]
Bergen: Graduates Earn More
With average annual earnings of $65,600, Bergen Community College graduates rank No. 11 in the U.S. for mid-career salaries, according to PayScale, the online compensation database. The company, which released its “2016-17 […]
Eastwick: RN Classes Starting in January
The LPN to RN bridge program is approved by the NJ Board of Nursing and can be completed in as little as 18 months Starting in January, Eastwick College will once again […]
Saint Elizabeth: Staffers Volunteer at Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Staff and faculty of the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, N.J., volunteered at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey in Hillside this fall as part of their semi-annual day of service. […]
Warren: Warren County Hall of Fame Inductees 2016
This year’s Warren County Hall of Fame inductees celebrated the occasion with many local and state officials as well as special recognition recipients. This year’s event at Hawk Pointe in Washington, featured […]
Brookdale: Receives $900K National Science Foundation Grant
As textbook costs continue to rise and college faculty look for new ways to engage a younger generation of students, the demand for digital classroom content in the U.S. has reached unprecedented […]
Georgian Court: Partnering for Success
What do Brookdale Community College and Mercer County Community College have in common with Georgian Court University? They’re all willing partners in student success. GCU is working closely with Brookdale to forge […]
NJCU: Launches Center for the Arts & Forms Advisory Board
New Jersey City University (NJCU) officially launches the NJCU Center for the Arts to bring its performing, visual, film, and literary arts activities under one creative umbrella, and to promote and support […]
RCGC: Marine Science Students Study Turtles and the Salt Marsh
The classroom consists of tall grasses, sand, water and turtles. As 10 students in Dr. Jessica DeGraff’s Wetlands Field Ecology class receive instructions about the day’s lab requirements, a research scientist passes […]
Middlesex: Student Speaks on NASA Research at Regional Conference
Danielle Caruso, a Middlesex County College student and recipient of a NASA Space Grant Fellowship award, was selected as the student speaker at the Mid-Atlantic Space Grant Directors meeting, at Johns Hopkins […]
Ocean: Global Education for Girls Series Involved Students & Community
The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, along with Georgian Court University and the Ocean County Library System, co-sponsored Beyond the Classroom & Critical Concerns: Global […]
Ramapo: Holds Ribbon Cutting for Transfer Center and Veterans Lounge
Ramapo College of New Jersey held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly opened Transfer Center and Veterans Lounge on campus. The College welcomes more than 900 transfer students each year, and […]
Princeton: New Materials Science Facility Spurs Discoveries with Global Value
In pursuit of computers that harness the power of quantum mechanics, Andrew Houck carves sapphires into wafers thinner than a human hair and uses them to trap single particles of light. To […]
Caldwell: University’s Business Advisory Council Opens Doors for Student Internships
When Caldwell University student Shyam Sharma started looking for internships he did not know the aggregate materials industry existed. Now he is well versed in how crushed stone is important to the […]
Centenary: Student Embarks on Adventurous Journey with Odyssey Website
Ariana Archilla knew that she wanted to be a writer since she was a young child. In fourth grade, in fact, she won the Young Author’s Award for her short story titled […]
Montclair: University Signs Automatic Transfer Initiative with County College of Morris
In a move that will give Northern New Jersey students a new path to an affordable education, Montclair State University and County College of Morris (CCM) have formalized an automatic […]
Saint Peter’s: KPMG Accepts 4 Accounting Students into Prestigious Winter Internship Program
Four Saint Peter’s University students are about to embark on an exciting career journey. Accounting majors, Mark Alano ’17, Christian Cano ’17, David Cano ’17 and Yoel Nova Reina ’18 will be […]
TESU: Provident Bank Foundation $10,000 Grant to Support Military and Veteran Portal
A recent study commissioned by the National Association of Veteran-Serving Organizations reported that 48 percent of transitioned service members found their transition to civilian jobs to be more difficult than expected. The […]
Essex: Shares the Harvest for Students
At a recent conference, members of Essex County College’s Student Government Association (SGA) brainstormed with their peers on ways to help those less fortunate. “We talked about sharing and helping families,” recalled […]
Hudson: Signs Agreement for ‘HCCC-FDU Scholarship Program’
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) and Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) signed an Agreement of Understanding for a dual admission program that allows HCCC students to complete upper division courses required for FDU […]
RCBC: Opens Junior-Year Courses & Announces New ‘3+1’ Programs
Community college students can now register for junior-year courses at Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) and will have even more “3+1” options next fall as RCBC and Rowan University continue to […]
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