New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) officially broke ground today on the reconstruction of Oak Hall, a 16-floor, 191,000-square-foot residence hall comprising 453 beds across 154 apartment-style units when it opens in summer 2027. The project will expand NJIT’s housing capacity by 275 beds and create a modern residential experience designed to support student success.

A green space is growing on the roof of the Campus Center at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

It’s a community garden with five plots, each tended by students, staffers or professors with ample light and water. The output will be vegetables and herbs, with a portion donated to NJIT’s food pantry. The project has a broader purpose as well.

A passion for business grew for Pablo Perez Ramos at New Jersey Institute of Technology and spurred him to now pursue a master’s in finance at the University of Florida.

His choice of graduate school also reveals his love for tennis, as UF won a national team championship in 2021 when 13th ranked pro Ben Shelton played there. You see, Perez Ramos, who tallied an impressive 73-21 record in singles matches as a Highlander, will continue to compete as a Gator.

A keynote speaker at NJIT’s Women Designing the Future conference explained the imperative for holistic approaches to climate change policy, while another shared her tale of breaking through glass ceilings to develop innovative artificial intelligence software.

The speakers — Rhiana Gunn-Wright, who orchestrated behind-the-scenes policymaking for the 2019 Green New Deal, and Danielle Feinberg, visual effects supervisor at Pixar — were on campus March 7 to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the NJIT Murray Center for Women in Technology, and also for Women’s History Month.

New Jersey Institute of Technology is rebuilding its second oldest residence hall to meet a burgeoning demand for housing at the growing public university.

The new Oak Hall on Summit Street in Newark will contain 453 beds in 154 units — more than double the current totals. The units will take the form of apartments for either two or four students, complete with kitchens, living rooms and bathrooms. There will also be single units for resident assistants.

Responding to a student need, New Jersey Institute of Technology has opened a Career Closet that supplies free dress clothes, shoes and accessories for interviews, internships or jobs.

The closet, on the fourth floor of the Campus Center, also offers seasonal and casual clothes for campus residents and commuters. It’s connected to a revamped Food Pantry that has everything from canned and boxed foods to produce and toiletries.

Student athletes are coming from across the U.S. and around the world to study and compete at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Here’s a closer look at three new Highlanders from the Class of 2028 who play basketball, soccer and volleyball. Welcome to University Heights!

Gbocho Obo’s entrée into biotechnology came via the science, technology and society bachelor’s he earned at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

The multidisciplinary degree from NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts appealed to his interest in how science and tech impacts people of color like himself. 

Hundreds of students in NJIT’s introductory engineering course, Fundamentals of Engineering Design 101, are having a greater shared experience during the fall 2023 semester than any incoming class since the 1990s.

Back then, Newark College of Engineering began customizing the FED syllabus for each major field. Chemical engineering students may have learned more about compounding and processing, while civil engineering students learned the basics of surveying and transportation systems.