Dear TCNJ Students, Over 10 recent days of testing on campus, the college saw 67 positive student cases of COVID-19, yielding over 200 close contacts. I had hoped that one month into the semester we would have settled into a new normal where everyone was following the public health protocols that were put in place…

To the Campus Community: Before I get to Spring Flex updates, let me express in writing how proud I have been of this community over the past several months. In the face of profound disruption to daily life–some with close loved ones lost, many with newfound worries, all with dreams deferred—you continued to make extraordinary…

Dear All, When I wrote in late June to announce TCNJ Fall Flex, our plan for fall semester, I indicated that it was predicated on Governor Murphy moving the state to stage 3 of its reopening plan. As of today, and influenced by the recent uptick in the rate of transmission in New Jersey, the…

Dear All, In my first weekly missive—a seeming lifetime ago, but only three months ago on April 10, 2020—I provided the campus community with an outline of COVID-disrupted finances and planning for Fall 2020. My missive of one week ago—the twelfth in the series—offered ample coverage of the latter topic, describing the aims and approach…

Dear All, This is the missive you have been waiting for. Thank you again for your patience over the past three months as we continually monitored an evolving situation and planned for fall 2020. I am pleased to outline in this missive our aims and approach to the semester, which enable both an on-campus and…

Dear All, I am operating this week within the metaphor of rivulets flowing into streams, which carry us to new places. The items in today’s missive connect many channels as we direct ourselves toward restarts and transformations. This Moment, Nationally and Locally. As I write on Juneteenth, there is understandable skepticism from some that protests against…

Dear All, For the past eight weeks I have been sending weekly corona-missives to the TCNJ community of faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and friends. Guided by student input over the past week, in this and following missives I broaden the scope to encompass community-wide matters of significance. Your input and responses are welcome. Your…