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NJIT Leaders Recognized Among BINJE’s Best Higher Education Honorees

Thursday, April 30th, 2026
Several New Jersey Institute of Technology leaders have been recognized in BINJE’s inaugural "BINJE’s Best: Higher Education" honorees list, a statewide package highlighting the people and programs shaping New Jersey’s higher education ecosystem.Published April 24, BINJE described the recognition as...

NJIT Names New Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Friday, April 24th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the appointment of Dr. Kannan Mohan as its new Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (SVPAA) following a national search. Mohan joins NJIT on August 1, 2026, coming from Baruch College of the City University of New York, where he has served ...

NJIT, Hudson County Community College and Bricklayers Union Sign Letter of Intent to Develop Apprenticeship-to-Degree Pathway

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Hudson County Community College and the New Jersey Administrative District Council of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers signed a Letter of Intent on April 23 to develop a new academic and workforce development partnership designed to connect apprenticeship train...

Jordan Hu Returns to NJIT for Fireside Chat on Leadership, Opportunity and Giving Back

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Jordan Hu ’89 returned to NJIT for a fireside chat that moved beyond career success to examine the harder realities behind entrepreneurship, the value of trust in leadership and the university experience he said made his American dream possible.Hosted by NJIT’s AAPI Employee Resource Group and Offic...

NJIT’s President Lim Honored as Trailblazer at 2025 NJ Business Hall of Fame

Thursday, November 20th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) President Teik C. Lim was honored with the 2025 Trailblazer Award at the New Jersey Business Hall of Fame, presented by Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ). The event recognized leaders whose vision, innovation and community impact are shaping the state’...

BINJE 2026 Power Players Include Key Leaders from NJIT

Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
Members of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) leadership are among those recognized on BINJE’s 2026 Power Players list — a showcase of more than 100 CEOs, principals, managing partners and executives who are shaping the future of business in New Jers...

Record-Setting 'Celebration' Raises Historic Support for NJIT Students

Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s annual Celebration fundraiser drew its largest audience ever and raised a record $1 million in support of student scholarships — marking a milestone in the event’s 30-year history. Held Nov. 7 at The Grove in Cedar Grove, the black-tie gala united alumni, corpor...

Veterans Day

Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
Dear Highlanders, Today we celebrate Veterans Day, honoring those who have served in the United States Armed Forces.  NJIT has an extensive history of partnership with the military. Thousands of our graduates and hundreds of our current students, as well as many faculty and staff, have s...

NJIT and NJII Launch PureTrace Labs to Commercialize PFAS Detection Technology

Thursday, October 30th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) today announced the launch of PureTrace Labs, a startup created to bring NJIT-developed technology for rapid detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to market.The company marks the first official...

Passing of Dr. Daljit Singh Ahluwalia

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Dear Highlanders, We are saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Daljit Singh Ahluwalia, who joined NJIT in 1986 as chair of the Department of Mathematics following an extraordinary career at the NYU Courant Institute, where he worked at the forefront of Applied Mathematics with a focus on wav...