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School of Education Launches Mentoring Program to Help Students Explore Careers In and Beyond the Classroom
The School of Education will celebrate Alumni Week 2025 in February by launching EdMentor Connect, a pilot student-alumni mentoring program. EdMentor Connect will pair current undergraduate students with alumni to foster professional growth, enhance career readiness and provide students with…
WellsLink Speaker JaNeika James G’05 Is Living Out Her Dreams as a Television Producer
JaNeika James G’05 and her twin sister, JaSheika, grew up watching television and “fell in love with TV” and the possibilities it could mean for them. Today, the two are accomplished TV writers and producers of several shows, including JaNeika’s…
Meet Â鶹ƵµŔUniversity’s 2025 Alumni Awards Honorees
Â鶹ƵµŔUniversity will honor eight distinguished members of the Orange community during the 2025 Â鶹ƵµŔUniversity Alumni Awards Celebration, which is being held on Friday, April 4, in the National Veterans Resource Center at the Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello Building…
Lessons Learned: How an Education Degree Can Forge a Path to a Career Outside the Classroom
The School of Education’s selected studies in education (SSE) major allows undergraduates to explore careers beyond the classroom. Two alumni—Victor Yang ’16 and Angela Woods ’05—share some lessons on how they forged paths outside the classroom with the SSE major….
CBS News and Stations Partner with Newhouse School to Explore Challenges of Navigating Misinformation, Disinformation
CBS News and Stations is partnering with the Newhouse School to explore the growing challenges of navigating misinformation and disinformation. Two days of programming that focus on questions about how to discern truth from falsehood begin Jan. 30, when CBS…
D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ Ray Toenniessen Named 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar
Ray Toenniessen ’06, a U.S. Army veteran and the newly appointed Deputy Executive Director of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has been named one of 57 Scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ (PLS) 10th…
Linda Baguma, Alexandria Johnson Selected for Prestigious Rangel and Pickering Fellowships
A Â鶹ƵµŔUniversity senior and an alumna were recently chosen for prestigious graduate fellowships that prepare students for careers in the Foreign Service. Linda Baguma ’25, an international relations and political science major in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and…
In Memoriam: Leonard Elman ’52
Leonard Elman ’52, a longtime supporter of Â鶹ƵµŔUniversity’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died on Jan. 1, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1931, Elman met his wife, Elise Barnett Elman ’52, while at Â鶹ƵµŔUniversity, where…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Tarky J. Lombardi Jr. ’51, L’54, H’87
Longtime Board of Trustees member and dedicated University supporter Tarky J. Lombardi Jr. ’51, L’54, H’87 passed away peacefully on Nov. 24, 2024. Referred to simply as “Tarky” by all those who knew him in the Orange community and around…
In Memoriam: Audra Weiss ’89
Audra Weiss ’89 played a pivotal role in building the global health innovation company Real Chemistry. She gave back to Â鶹ƵµŔUniversity as a benefactor for initiatives and projects that equipped communications students with the digital skills and expertise needed…