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EOP News

Nefferty Santiago's Journey from NJIT to Top 50 Women Leaders of New York City

Nefferty Santiago's Journey from NJIT to Top 50 Women Leaders of New York City

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Nefferty Santiago ’95, ’99 still remembers her first days at NJIT as part of the Educational Opportunity Program’s (EOPs) eight-week academic bootcamp, which introduced her to the rigors of academic life.  “Coming from a small all-girls Catholic high school in Union City, attending NJI...
Alumnus Peter Cheris Shines Light on EOP Through New Scholarship

Alumnus Peter Cheris Shines Light on EOP Through New Scholarship

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
For over 55 years, NJIT’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) has been a beacon of hope for talented students from educationally and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, opening doors to higher education and empowering them to achieve success in STEM fields and beyond. Now, thanks to the gen...
New Semester, New Opportunities for First-Year Newark Natives at NJIT

New Semester, New Opportunities for First-Year Newark Natives at NJIT

Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
Back-to-school buzz has returned to campus, and with it has come the latest wave of promising first-year students hailing from NJIT’s home city of Newark. A growing number of these Newark natives are poised for success in their first semester thanks to several initiatives launched in recent years...
A Blend of Architecture and Engineering Helps NJIT Scholar Land in Project Management

A Blend of Architecture and Engineering Helps NJIT Scholar Land in Project Management

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
Following graduation from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Hilsson Angeles will start working at general contracting firm Burns & McDonnell as a construction coordinator. What helped him get there was a tremendous work ethic, which he inherited from his parents, and an interest in both archi...
From Math Success to NJIT Graduation: The Journeys of 4 Students from Newark

From Math Success to NJIT Graduation: The Journeys of 4 Students from Newark

Thursday, May 9th, 2024
Speaker after speaker reinforced what Kevin Belfield, dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts at New Jersey Institute of Technology, said about the university’s Math Success Initiative: “It takes a village to put a program like this together.” The speakers were at a campus ceremony ce...
Alumnus Endows the Janet McIntosh Riley Scholarship at NJIT

Alumnus Endows the Janet McIntosh Riley Scholarship at NJIT

Thursday, February 1st, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) proudly announces the establishment and endowment of the Janet McIntosh Riley Scholarship. Funded by a generous gift from alumnus Darryl P. Riley '83 and his wife Katrin, this scholarship will help cover tuition, fees and room and board for Black and African...
Improving Outcomes: NJIT Starts Program to Help Asians, Pacific Islanders Transition into College

Improving Outcomes: NJIT Starts Program to Help Asians, Pacific Islanders Transition into College

Thursday, October 5th, 2023
With $1.94 million in federal funding, New Jersey Institute of Technology is launching a new program that will help Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander students navigate the academic, social and emotional challenges of transitioning into college. The initiative, known as Improving A...
NJIT's Forensic Science Initiative Celebrates First Graduates

NJIT's Forensic Science Initiative Celebrates First Graduates

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
A select group of local high school seniors have become the first graduates of NJIT’s Forensic Science Initiative (FSI) after successfully completing an intensive STEM training program this year. FSI’s inaugural class recently drew plaudits from the professional forensic science community at a ...
First-Class Success: NJIT Mayor's Scholar Pursues Law Degree at University of Maryland

First-Class Success: NJIT Mayor's Scholar Pursues Law Degree at University of Maryland

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
When Kiaja Jones ’23 arrived at NJIT from Newark’s Technology High School in 2019, she did so as part of the inaugural class of local scholars from the Mayor’s Honors Scholar Program. Now she’s leaving her home city, diploma in-hand, as a reflection of the program’s early success and will ...
NJIT Scholar Will Develop Software While Pursuing a Master's in Cybersecurity

NJIT Scholar Will Develop Software While Pursuing a Master's in Cybersecurity

Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
In her second year at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Samantha Augustin made the difficult decision to switch majors. Biomedical engineering gave way to computer engineering, and now Augustin is poised to pursue a master’s in cybersecurity at New York University. But without the help of an ac...