Revival of Kaplan Art Gallery kicks off with new exhibit

Revival of Kaplan Art Gallery kicks off with new exhibit

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College announced the revival of art exhibitions at its Scott A. Kaplan Art Gallery located on the second floor of the college’s library at 80-86 Oakland Ave. in Bloomfield. Following a brief period of dormancy, the revived gallery will kick off with a reception for the solo exhibition of renowned collage […]

U.S. News ranks Bloomfield College as top private college in NJ in social mobility

U.S. News ranks Bloomfield College as top private college in NJ in social mobility

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College is ranked No. 18 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 Best Colleges listings of top performers on social mobility among 210 national liberal arts institutions. The data also recognizes Bloomfield College as the top private college for social mobility in the state of New Jersey. “Bloomfield College’s […]

Aspiring scholars, professionals return from summer internship

Aspiring scholars, professionals return from summer internship

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Two Bloomfield College students have recently returned from a summer institute held at Princeton University as participants in the 2022 Aspiring Scholars and Professionals program. The nine-week, paid, professional development program focused on research methods workshops designed to support students in their daily internship work and prepare them for their professional lives […]

NJ universities, colleges to receive McNair grants from federal DOE

NJ universities, colleges to receive McNair grants from federal DOE

WASHINGTON, DC — On Aug. 18, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced $51.7 million in 189 new grant awards to institutions of higher education across the United States as part of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, which provides grants to universities and colleges for projects designed to provide disadvantaged college students effective […]

Montclair State University continues commitment to affordability with new tuition and fees

Montclair State University continues commitment to affordability with new tuition and fees

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The board of trustees at Montclair State University has approved tuition and fee rates for the 2022-2023 academic year, working to ensure that the nationally ranked public research institution, which has a diverse population of more than 21,000 students, remains affordable, according to a July 20 press release. Tuition and mandatory fees […]

National Science Foundation grant to support Hispanic biology majors at Bloomfield College

National Science Foundation grant to support Hispanic biology majors at Bloomfield College

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant in the amount of $199,989 for its student academic support project “Interventions to Improve Academic Performance of Biology Majors at Bloomfield College.” “The immediate goal of this program is to support our first-year biology majors to succeed in their first year of […]

Bloomfield College students granted prestigious summer internships at Princeton University

Bloomfield College students granted prestigious summer internships at Princeton University

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Two Bloomfield College students have gone to Princeton University this summer to participate in the 2022 Aspiring Scholars and Professionals program. The nine-week, paid, summer institute will run June 6 to Aug. 5, and provide professional development and research methods workshops designed to support students in their daily internship work and prepare […]

Bloomfield College professor helps save a life in the sky

Bloomfield College professor helps save a life in the sky

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — At Bloomfield College, students and colleagues of professor of nursing Lori Ann Palmieri do not have to look far to find a hero. Palmieri, a longtime Bloomfield College professor who began her student teaching there in 2007, recently helped save a life while on a flight to Arizona. According to Palmieri, a […]

Bloomfield College celebrates 149th commencement

Bloomfield College celebrates 149th commencement

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — It was a perfect day for Bloomfield College’s 149th commencement ceremony held outside on the college quadrangle on Friday, May 20. Nearly 300 students, with family and friends in attendance under an expansive tent, heard inspiring remarks as they received their college degrees. The Class of 2022 represented students who originated from […]