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e College of New Jersey ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 SUPPORT FOR URBAN EDUCATION TCNJ welcomes Salika Lawrence, who joins the School of Education as the inaugural Campbell Endowed Chair of Urban Education. As chair, Lawrence will develop programming related to urban education, mentor students in the urban education programs, develop and sustain strategic partnerships with teachers and administrators in local urban districts, and collaborate with faculty peers and partners in local districts. "The endowed chair in urban education shows TCNJ's commitment to preparing teachers to work in urban areas and to partnering with urban districts to make sure they're places where our alumni want to work and want to stay," says Suzanne McCotter, dean of TCNJ's School of Education. McCotter says that New Jersey is in need of more special education and bilingual teachers, more teachers of color, and more teachers in urban areas. "Urban centers often have the hardest time attracting and retaining talented teachers," she says. The chairship was made possible by a $2 million gift from Joan Padula Campbell '56 and her husband, Robert. "When an institution brings in better faculty, it attracts other high-caliber faculty, and in turn, it creates better students," said Robert in a 2017 interview with TCNJ Magazine. "Quality begets quality." Fourth Annual Day of Giving NOVEMBER 1, 2018 TOTAL RAISED $322,105 17 CHALLENGE GIFTS TOTALING $92,000 2,090 NUMBER OF DONORS 82% GIFTS MADE ONLINE Robert and Joan '56 Campbell

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