College History Garden

  Princeton University’s (In)Visible History tours provide a glimpse into the prestigious Ivy League experience and also provide a way for p...

Union County College with campuses in Cranford, Elizabeth, Plainfield, and Scotch Plains, New Jersey will be changing its name to Union Col...

Stockton University in Galloway, NJ is beginning a 50th anniversary celebration of its founding as Richard Stockton State College. Classes ...

Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ changed its name to Middlesex College in January 2021 . The institution was founded in 1964 and repor...

The College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ changed its name to Saint Elizabeth University on July 1, 2020 . The institution was ini...

Stevens Institute of Technology is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1870 . The private engineering institution in Hobo...

The New Jersey Herald published " Plaque honors former seminary at SCCC campu s" after research of a student at Sussex County Com...

The County College of Morris in Randolph, NJ is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding.  The 50th anniversary web page offers ...

Claire Lowe of the Press of Atlantic City reports that, " Cumberland and Gloucester county colleges take next step toward merger ....

New Brunswick Today published " Douglass Celebrates a Century of Higher Education for Women " on March 29, 2 018.  The article ...

Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, NJ is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1868.  The institution was established as t...

A self guided Walking Tour of Princeton has been created by the Princeton Regional Conventionand Visitors Bureau . Some of the sites...

Kelly Heyboer reports for NJ.com that Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ will change its name to Centenary University effective imme...

The Heirlooms Reunited blog posted an entry February 7, 2016 that reproduces the pages from an 1890 commencement program of Lansley Busi...

Thomas Edison State College announced a change in name on January 11, 2016 to become Thomas Edison State University .  The institution lo...

Adam Clark of nj.com wrote an interesting historical sketch highlighting the 250th anniversary of Rutgers .  Clark notes that the instit...

Felician College received approval to change its name to Felician University .  The institution, located in Rutherford, NJ, opened in 19 ...

The College of Saint Elizabeth was founded in Morristown, NJ on September 11, 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.  There ...

The Mudd Manuscript Library Blog at Princeton University features a post with details of the institution's name change .  April C. Arm...

Ashley A. Smith reported for Inside Higher Ed on May 22, 2015 that for-profit  Drake College of Business is closing .  The institution w...