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Observing the 21st Anniversary of September 11

Sep 9, 2022
Dear NJCU Community, This Sunday, our nation will mark another solemn occasion as we observe the 21st anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Today, as we did 21 years ago, New Jersey City…
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Welcome Back to NJCU for the Fall 2022 Semester!

Aug 31, 2022
Dear NJCU Community, Welcome to the Fall 2022 semester at NJCU. This morning I had the honor and pleasure of interacting with a number of students already on campus. Tomorrow the campus becomes…
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Statement About Dr. Sue Henderson's Employment Contract

Jul 20, 2022
Dear Members of the NJCU Community,  I’d like to address recent news regarding former President Sue Henderson's employment contract.  Unfortunately, several published statements…
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Important Message for NJCU Students from Acting President Jason Kroll

Jul 6, 2022
Dear NJCU Students: Last week was a difficult one for all of us, but one that we will come through together. The declaration of a financial crisis by the Board of Trustees and the resignation of…
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An Introductory Message from Acting President Jason Kroll

Jun 30, 2022
Dear Members of the NJCU Community, Much of what I am about to share with you will likely not come as a surprise given the Board of Trustees’ declaration that NJCU is about to weather a financial…
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Statement from Joseph F. Scott, Chair of the NJCU Board of Trustees, on the Resignation of Dr. Sue Henderson

Jun 27, 2022
Dear Members of the NJCU Community: Today, during our regularly scheduled Board of Trustees, I received and accepted, with mixed emotions, the resignation of Sue Henderson as President of New…
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A Message from President Henderson

Jun 27, 2022
Dear NJCU Community:   As the author of Ecclesiastes says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for everything.” The time is right for me to move on to the next opportunity, as I…
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A Message from President Henderson Regarding Today's Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Jun 24, 2022
Dear NJCU Community, The rights of women in the United States of America matter. Just yesterday, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX — the profoundly important civil rights law signed…
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Presidential Message on 2022 Observance of Juneteenth

Jun 13, 2022
Dear NJCU Community, This Friday, June 17, 2022, the University will be closed for the state and federal observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth's observance acknowledges the anniversary of June…
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Statement on Ketanji Brown Jackson's Confirmation to Supreme Court of the United States

Apr 8, 2022
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., believed that “the arc of moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”Our campus celebrates the ascension of Ketanji Brown Jackson to our Nation’s highest court…