BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Capping off a challenging year for many college students, Bloomfield College conferred degrees on more than 270 members of the Class of 2021 in six, in-person ceremonies held on the College Quad in May. Additionally, though degrees were conferred virtually last year to 315 students, nearly 100 graduates of the Class of […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. announced on May 14 the estimated funding for the colleges and universities of New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District from the American Rescue Plan. The funding helps local institutions recover from the economic devastation of the COVID-19 global pandemic and allows them to continue to serve their students […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College President Marcheta P. Evans was bestowed with a President’s Award as a “thought leader” by the Oranges and Maplewood Branch of the NAACP at its 108th annual Freedom Fund Gala, held virtually on May 8. This year’s event theme was “When We Fight, We Win.” “The NAACP has made significant […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Three prominent national and distinguished citizens — Wanda Durant, Marion Lee Johnson and Richard A. Levao — will receive honorary degrees from Bloomfield College as part of the private, four-year college’s 148th commencement, President Marcheta P. Evans recently announced. Durant, affectionately known as “Mama Durant,” is the president and CEO of Hope, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Hundreds of people spread out across Bloomfield on April 24 armed with rakes and garbage bags to participate in the townwide cleanup, picking up trash and other debris in every park in town, plus a few other locations. The 500 volunteers in 70 different places included Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Princeton Review has named Bloomfield College a top undergraduate school for Game Design in its 12th annual ranking list, “Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design for 2021.” Bloomfield College is ranked highest in New Jersey and No. 34 nationally among undergraduate schools offering programs in game design. “The Bloomfield College […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — RegisteredNursing.org recently recognized Bloomfield College as No. 9 out of 46 New Jersey higher education institutions in its ranking of the “Best Nursing Programs in New Jersey.” The nursing organization also ranked the college’s RN to BSN program as No. 4 in the state. “The college is renowned for the excellence of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College is one of 20 institutions nationwide selected to receive a 2021 Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education Program Development Grant through the Council of Independent Colleges. The two-year $50,000 grant award, to be used between May 1, 2021, and April 30, 2023, will supplement Bloomfield College’s current initiatives toward deepening […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield closed out Women’s History Month by discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected women and the work they do in a meeting on March 31. Hosted by the Township Council and the Bloomfield Commission on Civil Rights, and moderated by Councilwoman Jenny Mundell, the panel addressed the disproportionate effect the pandemic […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Marcheta P. Evans, president of Bloomfield College, was recently voted to serve as the American Council on Education Women’s Network–New Jersey’s presidential sponsor, effective Friday, Feb. 19. In this role, Evans will serve as adviser and mentor to the ACE Women’s Network–NJ chairperson and board members on program planning and implementation, and […]