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NJIT Students Continue Accumulation of Prestigious Fellowships

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
Students at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have again achieved an impressive amount of prestigious awards this year with 11 students earning nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. Their achievement continues NJIT run, with Highlanders amassing 34 of these awards in the past ...

Dr. Teik C. Lim Officially Inaugurated as Ninth President of NJIT

Friday, April 28th, 2023
Dr. Teik C. Lim was installed as NJIT’s ninth president in a ceremony that welcomed students, alumni, faculty, staff, elected officials, family and friends to NJIT’s Wellness and Event Center. “The inauguration of a new president is a milestone occasion in the life of any institution of higher educa...

At NJIT Symposium, A Call for Innovation and Partnership in the Quest for Sustainability

Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Innovation, collaboration, legislation and recognizing the implications of our actions are key to achieving sustainability, according to Shawn LaTourette, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. LaTourette, speaking at a sustainability symposium at New Jersey Institute...

NJIT Names John Pelesko Provost and SVP for Academic Affairs

Monday, March 20th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has selected John Pelesko to serve as its next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs after a nationwide search. Pelesko, currently the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware (UD), will start on Aug. 1. Pelesko...

NJ Research Institutions Host Symposium to Tackle Climate Change and Planetary, Human Health

Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers, Princeton and Stevens Institute of Technology joined to present respective research projects and explore potential areas of collaboration related to climate change, planetary and human health that would benefit the population of New Jersey and beyond. Env...

NJIT's Award-Winning Grads Reflect on Successes, Share Future Plans

Monday, May 23rd, 2022
Alongside the wave of excitement at Commencement 2022, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts recently decorated their star students at its annual awards ceremony. Here, a diverse group of graduates who shared CSLA’s Outstanding Student Award look back on their NJIT journey a...

College of Science and Liberal Arts Celebrates 40 Years at 2022 Awards Ceremony

Monday, May 9th, 2022
On May 4, celebratory glasses were raised at the signature year-end awards ceremony for NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA), where the incredible milestone of the college’s 40th anniversary served as backdrop to the festivities. It was an afternoon full of recognition for this year’s s...

NJIT's Vector Captures Numerous Awards at College Media Contests

Thursday, April 7th, 2022
NJIT’s student newspaper, The Vector, continues making its journalistic voice heard — the paper is the recipient of several awards from U.S. college media contests recently. The Vector was named the Corbin Gwaltney Award winner for “Best All-Around Student Newspaper” (among large universit...

Samuel Carlos Wins Boren Scholarship Award to Study in Taiwan

Friday, December 3rd, 2021
The world is at Samuel Carlos’ fingertips. Since coming NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College out of high school with an associates degree in math and computer science, he’s interned at Amazon, Google, and Facebook. He’s since added a third major - history with a focus on the history of computer scien...

New Essay Collection by NJIT's Burt Kimmelman Released to Early Praise

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
Burt Kimmelman, acclaimed poet, literary scholar and distinguished professor in NJIT’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, is receiving early praise for his new eclectic collection of essays, titled Visible at Dusk. The 15 essays are a diverse array of new and previously released mate...