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TCNJ to provide room and board to local community college students
EWING — Come the fall semester, the housing situation at The College of New Jersey will be different than ever before. TCNJ and Mercer County Community College have worked out a deal where TCNJ will provide room and board to its students, according to a release from MCCC. The partnership “for the Fall 2024 semester and beyond” will also offer MCCC students special rates for the accommodation.
Two South Brunswick H.S. Students Get National Merit Scholarships
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Two students from South Brunswick High School are among more than 800 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities that were announced earlier this week. Bhargavi Karthikeyan and Arav Ravula of South Brunswick High School were both selected.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Karthikeyan, who will be studying Non-Profit Management, received a National Merit Scholarship to Northeastern University. Ravula, who will study Computer Science, received a National Merit Scholarship to the University of Maryland. This year’s competition for National Merit Scholarships began when high school juniors took the 2022 Preliminary...
Seton Hall University Names 11 Students from Piscataway to Spring 2024 Dean’s List
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ -- Seton Hall University officials announced students who qualified for the Spring 2024 Dean's list, and congratulated them for their outstanding academic achievements. After the close of every semester, undergraduate students completing all courses with a GPA of 3.4, with no grades lower than "C", qualify for the Dean's List.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The following students from Piscataway were named to the list: Talynn Diaz Talea Lewis Karis LoPiccolo Cameran Lowery Nicholas Morgan Sanjana Patel Shivani Patel Vidhi Patel Ayaz Rabbani Gabriella Robinson Navita Sivakumar One of the country's leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall has been showing the world what great...
New Directors Join Summit Public Schools Administrative Team
Summit, NJ -- After thorough search and interview processes, administrators at Summit Public Schools have selected Gregory Margolis as the next Director of Special Services and Heather Rocco as the next Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Formal Board of Education approval of both positions is anticipated at the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Margolis has served as Director of Special Services for Hanover Township Public Schools for the past 18 years. In this role, he supervised and evaluated the Child Study Team, related service providers, special education teachers, and special education aides, developed...
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad To Leave, Join Princeton in 2025
Harvard Kennedy School professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad teaches his Race and Racism course to first-year master's in public policy students. Muhammad will leave Harvard to join Princeton University at the end of the year. By Nicholas T. Jacobsson. Harvard Kennedy School professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad, who taught the school’s flagship...
Berkeley Heights Board of Education Special Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, July 25
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Board of Education has scheduled a Special Meeting for Thursday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at Gov. Livingston High School, located at 175 Watchung Blvd, Berkeley Heights. The primary purpose of this Special Meeting is for the Board to vote on and discuss personnel resolutions.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER While there has not been a formal announcement regarding Athletic Director Ann Clifton's retirement or resignation, there is speculation that she has given her notice effective August 30. Notably, the district's website posted a...
Roselle hires new football coach for upcoming season
ROSELLE, NJ — Another Union County school will have a new head football coach for the upcoming 2024 season. While Union and Westfield promoted from within, with Jason Scott named the interim head coach at Union High School and Matt Andzel the head coach at Westfield High School, Abraham Clark High School in Roselle decided to go a different direction once Ibrahim Halsey left to become the head coach at South Brunswick High School.
Hopewell Valley Arts Council awards scholarships to 2024 grads
The Hopewell Valley Arts Council has awarded its annual scholarships to two Hopewell Valley Central High School 2024 graduating seniors: Rose Andreski and Jacob Brown. “This year is particularly special as we celebrate our 10th anniversary. These scholarships are a critical part of our mission in encouraging creativity in the Hopewell Valley community and fostering a lifelong participation in the arts,” said HV Arts Council board president, Carol Lipson, in a media release.
Fundraising to Improve Playground at Franklin School Gets Boost From Westfield Foundation
WESTFIELD, NJ — A campaign to add accessible playground equipment to Franklin Elementary School got a boost recently when the Westfield Foundation donated $20,000 to the effort, leading project organizers to increase the overall fundraising target. Project Playground, which began in 2022 at Lincoln Early Childhood Center, aims to transform Westfield school playgrounds into spaces that welcome all children, regardless of disability or mobility challenges.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “The goal of Project Playground is to upgrade each playground at every Westfield school and add accessible equipment and inclusive signage to ensure that...
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