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7 Highlanders Make List of NJ Influencers Who Are People of Color

Thursday, September 14th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology is well-represented on ROI-NJ’s 2023 list of people of color who are influencers in the state.  NJIT President Teik C. Lim, Trustee Elisa Charters and Luis De La Hoz, a member of NJIT’s Hispanic Latinx Leadership Council (HLLC), made a top 25 list, and f...

Wall Street Journal/College Pulse Ranks NJIT No. 2 Public University in the US

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology is the second-highest ranked public university in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 list of the Best Colleges in the U.S. At No. 19 nationally, NJIT is second only to the University of Florida among public universities nationally and to Princeton Universi...

Welcome Back for Fall 2023

Thursday, August 31st, 2023
Dear Highlanders and Friends,   It seems like just yesterday that we were wrapping up the Spring semester with a series of joyous commencement ceremonies, but our campus soon will be buzzing with activity as we begin the Fall 2023 semester, and it is my absolute pleasure to welcome you back!...

New Jersey Innovation Institute President Appointed

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
Dear Highlanders,   It is my pleasure to announce that the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a corporation of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has named Dr. Michael Johnson as NJII President. Johnson emerged from a deep and talented pool of candidates and will begin his t...

New Jersey Innovation Institute Names Michael Johnson as Next President

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a corporation of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Johnson as NJII President. Johnson emerged from a deep and talented pool of candidates and will begin his tenure at NJII on October 10, 2023. Wor...

NJIT Among The Princeton Review's Best Colleges for 2024

Tuesday, August 15th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology once again finds itself in selective company in The Princeton Review’s annual guide to the best colleges and universities in the United States. Just 14% of all of the country’s four-year institutions made the guide, “The Best 389 Colleges for 2024.” Selection is b...

NJIT's New Provost on His Goals, Approach and Why He Pops into Classrooms

Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
As the new provost of New Jersey Institute of Technology, John Pelesko brings decades of experience as a professor, department chair, associate dean and most recently dean at the University of Delaware, where he had spent 21 years. Pelesko also has the benefit of knowing NJIT firsthand: he was a gr...

At NJIT, NJ's Governor Lays Out Plans for Trade Mission to East Asia

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, during an appearance at New Jersey Institute of Technology, unveiled plans for a trade mission to East Asia this fall that will seek to generate more jobs and investment in the state. Murphy, speaking during a business roundtable with N.J. Chamber of Commerce President ...

Happy Independence Day

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
Dear Highlanders, I want to wish you all a happy and healthy Fourth of July! It is a time to celebrate the birth of our country as an independent nation, and this is traditionally done by gathering with family, friends and loved ones; taking well-earned vacations or trips to the shore; attending pa...

Supreme Court Rulings on College Admissions

Thursday, June 29th, 2023
Dear Highlanders, Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in cases brought by the anti-affirmative action group Students for Fair Admissions against both Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The cases alleged that these institutions discriminated against...