SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Scholar and interfaith activist Rabbi David Fox Sandmel will present “Come Let Us Reason Together: Jewish Responses to the Catholic Church’s New Teachings on Judaism” at the 25th annual Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Jubilee Hall Auditorium at Seton Hall […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Maxine Lurie, a Seton Hall University professor emeritus, received an Award of Merit for her book “Envisioning New Jersey: An Illustrated History of the Garden State,” alongside her co-author, Richard Viet. The American Association for State and Local History presented the award during the national organization’s annual conference in Kansas City, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Many universities are facing recruitment challenges as they confront a deepening national trend of declining higher education enrollment coupled with a declining demographic shift in high school-aged students, however, would-be Pirate college applications are soaring. MSN Money reported Seton Hall University at No. 6 in the nation with 139.7-percent growth among […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Three leaders who personify entrepreneurial spirit were inducted into Seton Hall’s Entrepreneur Hall of Fame during a celebration dinner on Thursday, Sept. 27; they were Abe Kasbo, Ralph Evangelista and Marylee R. Evangelista. Kasbo is the founder and CEO of Verasoni Worldwide in Fairfield. The Evangelistas are co-managing members of Frazer, […]
In naturalization ceremony in West Orange, individuals from 23 countries gather as new Americans
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Thirty-two people became United States citizens when they took the oath of allegiance at Thomas Edison National Historical Park on Sept. 27, marking the first time a naturalization ceremony has been held at the park. The ceremony celebrated people who had come to the United States from 23 different countries and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School Scholarship Fund kicked off its fundraising for the year at the sixth annual Red and Black Party at the Maplewood Club on Sept. 22, raising money to award scholarships to CHS graduates to help fund their post-secondary education. The organization has awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to 986 […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Seton Hall University officially opened the doors of the Interprofessional Health Sciences Campus on Tuesday, Sept. 18, with Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark, performing a blessing. Located in both Nutley and Clifton, the extension of the main campus in South Orange is now home to nursing, medical and health science […]
CALDWELL, NJ — Mount St. Dominic Academy, a Catholic, college preparatory school for young women located in Caldwell, has named Marissa Muoio, 28, as the new dean of academics. Muoio, a 2008 graduate of Mount St. Dominic, will be responsible for the Mount’s day-to-day operations, with special focus on the academic progress of the students, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Sept. 11 at approximately 12:15 p.m., South Orange police officers responded to a 9-1-1 call stating that an individual had fallen from the roof of the parking deck located on the campus of Seton Hall University. According to South Orange police, officers arrived to discover a male victim lying on […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University moved up five places among the top tier of national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 America’s Best Colleges guide. In the most recent guide, Seton Hall ranked 119 among the nation’s top four-year public, private and for-profit national universities. Last year, in the 2018 edition, […]