Two of New Jersey Institute of Technology’s most distinguishing qualities — its focus on technology and commitment to access — have been recognized by Carnegie Classification. NJIT is among a small and elite group of universities nationally to receive this combination of prestigious distinctions.

Haley Patel, an undergraduate computer science student in the Ying Wu College of Computing, recently represented NJIT at Stanford University's TreeHacks 2025, one of the most competitive hackathons globally. Sponsored by tech giants like NVIDIA, Google and OpenAI, TreeHacks received more than 12,000 applications, and selected only 1,000 participants. 

Featured violinist Kwao Taylor's remarkable performance quickly engaged the 200+ attendees at the annual opening celebration for NJIT’s Black History Month. The month long celebration was marked by engaging events, insightful discussions and a strong sense of community on NJIT’s campus. 

Five of this year’s Governor’s STEM Scholars are from New Jersey Institute of Technology — the most from any college in the state and the university’s highest total in a single year.

The Highlanders are among a select cohort of 16 college-level scholars and a larger pool of 111 that includes high school students interested in STEM.

Each college scholar plays a leadership role, sharing expertise and offering guidance to a group of about a half-dozen high schoolers as they tackle global problems at a local level.

Jorge Fresneda, associate professor at the Martin Tuchman School of Management at NJIT, has developed the Consumer Normalcy Scale (CNS), an innovative tool designed to assess how inclusive and dignified shopping experiences are for people from diverse backgrounds and with various characteristics.

This scale captures the essence of “consumer normalcy,” and identifies whether each customer, regardless of characteristics like race, disability or gender, feels genuinely welcomed and respected in the retail environment.

The first week of national Hispanic Heritage Month was bursting with excitement at NJIT, as the university held three distinct events to mark the beginning of a monthlong celebration. The start of the celebration featured a lively party commemorating its Hispanic Serving Institution designation, the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council (HLLC) awarding scholarships to two stellar students, and a festive Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month kickoff event.

Hispanic-Serving and R1 Institution

NJIT has established employee resource groups (ERGs) that meet regularly and encourage faculty and staff to connect outside of their direct working relationships. This month, NJIT is celebrating its Hispanic/Latino ERG by profiling two of its members: Jorge E. Fresneda-Fernandez and William “Willie” Araujo.

New Jersey Institute of Technology has named Jamie Payton, professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Temple University, to lead its Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) as dean beginning July 1, 2024.

NJIT has established employee resource groups (ERG) that meet regularly and encourage faculty and staff to connect outside of their direct working relationships. This month, NJIT is celebrating its Asian American and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group and publishing an employee spotlight on two of its members: Ann D. Hoang, university librarian in the Van Houten Library; and Durga Misra, professor and chair of the electrical and computer engineering department.

Can you introduce us to the ERG?

New Jersey Institute of Technology has joined the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities as its 22nd member.

With a total enrollment of more than 13,000, NJIT increased its Hispanic student population from 20% to 25% in fall 2022 and earned HSI designation from the U.S. Department of Education earlier this year. 

The Alliance, which represents universities that are both Hispanic-serving and the highest rated in research, aims to increase opportunities for people who historically have been underserved by higher education.