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Newark's 1st Precinct Building Reimagined by Community and Students

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
On behalf of Newark’s Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Junius Williams, the city’s historian and chair of the Museum Advisory Committee (MAC), with a team of students from NJIT, is leading the effort to transform the 1st  Precinct police building, an historic symbol of oppression, into a communit...

Theodore C. Landsmark Gives Address to Hillier College Class of 2021

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
The graduating Class of 2021 was honored and feted in all of the ways possible; they walked across the stage in caps and gowns and were acknowledged in person by remarks from the Dean followed by a return to Weston Hall for a reception and balloon release, and then joined again for a virtual celebra...

Hillier College Professor Schuman Gets High Marks and Dual Honors

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
Hillier College Prof. Tony Schuman is being recognized again this year with the Van Houten Award for Teaching Excellence. Originally awarded last year, celebrations and the official award were postponed until this year. Schuman has also earned the 2021 designation of Master Teacher fr...

NJIT Experts Work with City and State on Regional Development

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
Prof. Darius Sollohub, who serves on the New Jersey Committee of the Regional Plan Association, and has advised the Newark NJ administrations of Cory Booker and Ras Baraka on airport, housing, parking, and rapid transit policies; and Dr. Colette Santasieri, who is Executive Director of the Center fo...

Hillier College Research Team on Community Based Design Programs

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
The recently formed Newark Design Collaborative (NDC) is engaging four students in a research project to study how other schools of architecture across the country have structured their community design engagement initiatives, from issues of scope and mission to practical details like funding and li...

Neutrinos and Fantastic Creatures: NJIT's Fulbright Awardees Discuss Their Studies

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
By Andrew McMains and Tracey Regan Two New Jersey Institute of Technology students who earned Fulbright awards this year will continue their studies in Canada on decidedly different paths. Kaylin Wittmeyer ’21 is pursuing a graduate certificate in digital creature animation at Sheridan College in ...

Littman Library Opens Virtual Museum of Robot Design as Courses Evolve

Thursday, May 20th, 2021
A virtual museum of robot design is now open that curates the work of faculty, staff and students from Hillier College of Architecture and Design, Newark College of Engineering and Ying Wu College of Computing. The exhibit engages visitors in a virtual 3D tour including animations, text and videos....

NJIT Fulbright Winner Will Pursue the Art of Animation and Storytelling

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
A student who majored in digital design at New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned an award from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to hone her animation and storytelling skills at one of the best animation programs in the world. The student, Kaylin Wittmeyer ’21, is pursuing a graduate certi...

NJIT Graduates 3,000 Who Excelled Despite COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology formally graduated more than 3,000 students today, in a hybrid in-person and virtual ceremony due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberly Bryant, founder and CEO of Black Girls Code, delivered this year’s commencement address. Black Girls Code is a non-profit...

Architecture and Design Students Depict New NJPAC Education Center

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021
New Jersey Performing Arts Center holds its stars to the highest standards, so the Newark organization is building its new arts education center with the same care, starting with designs from architecture students at NJIT. The new 60,000-square-foot, $48 million facility will be named for donors Le...