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NJIT Men's and Women's Tennis Joins Big South Conference

Thursday, June 26th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology has accepted an invitation from the Big South Conference and will join the NCAA Division I league as an associate member in the sports of men's and women's tennis, effective for the 2025-26 academic year. "We are immensely excited to welcome three highly competiti...

NJIT Alumnus, Faculty and Board Members Among Honorees at NJ Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards

Thursday, June 26th, 2025
Three Highlanders were recognized for their entrepreneurial achievements and significant contributions to New Jersey’s economy at the 12th annual New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards. Among the distinguished honorees were alumnus and trustee Dhiraj Shah '99, Foundation Board of Directors member ...

NJIT No. 27 in Princeton Review's Best Value List, 5th Year in Top 50

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
For the fifth straight year, New Jersey Institute of Technology is a Top 50 Best Value College in The Princeton Review’s annual ranking of public institutions. At No. 27, NJIT is the only university in New Jersey included in the Top 50 Public School ranking. The university has been a staple of The ...

Blake Haggerty Appointed Interim Vice President of Information Services and Technology

Monday, June 23rd, 2025
Blake Haggerty, a seasoned higher education technology leader with more than 20 years of experience at NJIT, has been named Interim Vice President of Information Services and Technology. Haggerty most recently served as Associate Vice President for Digital Learning and Campus Support and as Deputy ...

From Sketch to Splash: NJIT and Newark Collaborate on Student-Built Pool Cabanas

Monday, June 23rd, 2025
The Hillier College of Architecture and Design, through a public-private partnership formed between NJIT, the city of Newark and the logistics real estate company Prologis, gave second-year architecture students the opportunity to complete a studio design-build of custom cabanas for Newark’s public ...

13 Highlanders Named 2024-25 America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes

Friday, June 20th, 2025
The America East Conference has announced that 13 student-athletes from NJIT have been named 2024-25 America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their entire career, the league office announced Wednesday. In addition to registering a 3.75 GPA fo...

Juneteenth Message from President Lim

Thursday, June 19th, 2025
Dear Highlanders, NJIT is proud to celebrate Juneteenth (which the university is observing on Friday, June 20). This federal and state holiday commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States, which occurred on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger brought news to Galveston,...

Engineering a Future Inspired by Nature: NJIT Graduate Danna Sanchez's Path to Discovery

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez’s path to becoming a researcher began long before she arrived at NJIT. Growing up in Colombia, she developed an early fascination with science by attending medical conferences alongside her parents — both physicians — and learning about clinical trials and biologica...

Men's Tennis Earns Multiple ITA Northeast Regional Rankings

Monday, June 16th, 2025
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has released its annual regional rankings last week, with the Highlanders receiving multiple team and individual honors. NJIT was ranked fifth in the Northeast Region as a team, coming off a tremendous season with an 18-4 overall record and a second cons...

Women's Tennis Wraps with ITA Ranking, Cocero and Wipfli Ranked in Doubles

Monday, June 16th, 2025
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) came out with its annual regional rankings for teams and individuals and the NJIT women's tennis team was represented on both lists.  The Highlanders were ranked seventh in the Northeast Region after posting a 13-6 overall record this season. Additi...