More than 100 education, business and industry leaders took part in the official launch last month of New Jersey’s 65 by ’25: Many Paths, One Future campaign at the Robert Wood Johnson […]
Attainment Goal Launch Event – Many Paths, One Future
Bloomfield College Tuition Discount Programs Target Adults and Their Dependents to Complete Their Degree
Bloomfield College now offers a 25% tuition discount to Wakefern employees and their dependents. The tuition discount can be applied to both the College’s undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Wakefern Food […]
Mercer County Community College Cuts Ribbon on New Advanced Manufacturing Lab, Rolls Out New High-Tech Workforce Development Programs
Mercer County Community College (MCCC) rolled out the latest in high-technology workforce development programs, highlighted by the ribbon cutting on the college’s new $1.2 million, 3,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory on the West […]
Rowan College at Gloucester County’s Stacking Credentials Add up to Meet Employment Demands
Higher education and business are “stacking the deck” in New Jersey thanks to the Rowan Work & Learn Consortium, a new initiative unveiled at a Statehouse press conference in October, that addresses […]
Princeton University’s SIFP Helps First-Gen, Low-Income Students Thrive
Maricela Coronado, Class of 2018, says she got to Princeton “by accident.” One day in high school, a paper on the ground with the phrase “application fee waiver” caught her eye. So […]
Ramapo College of New Jersey Faculty Awarded Prestigious Grants to Boost STEM Education
Faculty at Ramapo College of New Jersey have been awarded prestigious competitive grants from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education aimed at helping underserved students in the STEM […]
New Jersey City University’s Ground Breaking at University Place Redevelopment Project
New Jersey City University (NJCU) held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 20, 2017 for the second of five mixed-use residential buildings at University Place, a $400 million redevelopment project which aims to […]
Ocean County College’s Jennifer Barnes & Jason Ghibsi Talk Politics
Karl Marx once wrote, “The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal.” Groucho Marx, meanwhile, pointed out, “All people are born alike – except Republicans and Democrats.” […]
Seton Hall’s Breakthrough in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance Led by Seton Hall Professor
Sensors have many applications, including the detection of antibiotics in waste water. A joint team of scientists from Seton Hall University in the United States and University of Antwerp in Belgium has […]
Secretary of Higher Education Honored with 2017 Richard Hale Chairman’s Award
The New Jersey Alliance for Action recently held its 43rd annual Eagle Awards Celebration, which recognizes individuals and firms for their dedication and contribution towards improving the state’s economy. Held at the […]
Salem Community College’s Michael Burbine Promoted to SCC Professor
Salem Community College (SCC) recently promoted Associate Professor Michael D. Burbine to full professor. Upon joining SCC in 1990, Burbine held administrative positions of increasing responsibility in Student Affairs and Academic Affairs […]
Montclair State University’s School of Communication and Media Celebrates Grand Opening
A ribbon cutting ceremony on September 26 marked the official opening of the new, high-tech, multimedia School of Communication and Media Building at Montclair State. Event guests, who included alumni, University board […]
Stockton University Earns National AASCU Award for Civic Learning and Community Engagement
Student Julie Coker, 19, of Union Beach in Monmouth County, knew she would not get home to vote on Election Day. So she stopped into the Absentee Ballot Party at Stockton University […]
Warren County Community College President Earns National CEO Award
Warren County Community College President Dr. Will Austin has been named the recipient of the Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) 2017 Northeast Regional Chief Executive Officer Award. This is the second […]
William Paterson University’s 40th Annual Jazz Room Series
Launched in 1978, the Jazz Room has welcomed nearly 500 jazz legends to the stage, including Sonny Rollins, Wynton Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Joe Williams, Marian McPartland, Slide Hampton, Kenny Burrell, Joe Lovano, […]
Hudson County Community College Marks the Full Transition of the CarePoint Schools of Nursing and Radiography to the College
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) recently held a special event to celebrate the full transition of the CarePoint Schools of Nursing and Radiography to the Hudson County Community College Schools of Nursing […]
The College of Saint Elizabeth is One of Six Collaborating Higher Ed Institutions Awarded NSF S-STEM Grant
The College of Saint Elizabeth is one of six collaborating higher education institutions awarded a $4.4 million National Science Foundation S-STEM Grant to help traditionally underrepresented populations of undergraduate students to pursue […]
The College of New Jersey Cuts Ribbon on State-of-the-Art STEM Complex
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann, and TCNJ President R. Barbara Gitenstein took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony today to officially open the college’s new, state-of-the-art STEM building, […]
Rutgers Robeson Institute Gives First-Year, First-Generation Rutgers-New Brunswick Students a Boost
Juan Ariza knew he had the brains and energy to succeed in college; Veronica Smith, an outstanding high school student, always had college in her sights. But as they prepared to enter […]
Middlesex County College Alumnus Scores NASA Visit
Bharg Shah ’17 was a precocious 6-year-old in elementary school in India when he heard his principal over the loudspeaker with a very special opportunity. He announced a program that would send […]
Rider University’s Business Competition Offers Chance to Win Full-Tuition Scholarship to Rider University
A new business competition is offering young high school entrepreneurs the chance to attend Rider University on a full-tuition scholarship. The Norm Brodsky Idea/Business Concept Competition is making available a grand prize […]
Essex County College Unveils New Scholarship Opportunities
Essex County College has teamed up with the Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau (GNCVB) to offer scholarships for Hospitality Management majors (Associate in Applied Science degree). The initial two scholarships, each […]
Bergen Community College Students Dress for Success with Career Closet
Bergen Community College and Ridgewood Moving Services President and CEO Cynthia A. Myer (right) have partnered to establish a “career closet” at the main campus, 400 Paramus Road, that will provide students […]
Rowan College at Burlington County Achieves 5 Percent Enrollment Increase Amid Difficult Time for Higher Education
Burlington County Freeholder Linda Hughes and Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) Acting President Michael Cioce announced today that the college’s enrollment increased 5 percent this fall, compared to the fall of […]
Raritan Valley Community College First NJ Community College to Offer Occupational Therapy Assistant Program
Beginning in January 2018, Raritan Valley Community College will be the first community college in New Jersey to offer an Associate of Applied Science Degree for an in-demand career as an Occupational […]
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