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The College of New Jersey Magazine
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T H E C O M M I S H
New Jersey's Commissioner of Education
Lamont Repollet '94 is pretty happy about
ousting Massachusetts from the nation's
No. 1 spot in Kâ12 education, but he
has his sights set on far bigger goals.
By Fabiola Cineas
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I T ' S S T I L L T H E I R Y E A R
We met more than 100 students from
the Class of 2020 their first year and
kept in touch with a smaller group all the
way through this, their final semester.
It's their moment to be feted.
By Christopher Hann
Photography
Cover
Bill Cardoni's portrait of Nia Pierce '20 at her
home after COVID-19 had emptied campus
crystallizes the dislocation of this past semester.
Read more about Pierce on page 30.
Facing page
Peter Murphy
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T H E N E W N OW
President Kate Foster writes about the
destabilizing impact COVID-19 has had
on our community and the encouraging
responses that have emerged from it.
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L I F E S AV E R S
A photo essay captures the
countless souls who, by their absence,
are helping us to survive the pandemic â
plus delicate cherry blossoms
that await our return.
Departments
1 3 Prairie
4 1 Class Notes
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Justin DeAndrea '14,
ICU resident, Howard
University Hospital,
Washington, D.C.
