Daily News | Thomas A. Edison State University, formed to ‘shake up’ higher ed, celebrates 50 years
Thomas Edison State University president Merodie A. Hancock. The university in Trenton is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Saturday.Retired educator Elizabeth “Bette” Ewing still remembers the excitement when she walked across the stage at Thomas A. Edison State University, the first person to receive a diploma from the school, nearly 50 years ago.
Ewing plans to return to the state school in downtown Trenton on Saturday for a 50th-anniversary celebration. About 450 graduates are expected to attend, when nearly 2,100 degrees will be conferred upon the class.was founded in 1972 by the New Jersey State Legislature to serve mostly adult learners returning to college while working or raising families. It was devised to offer flexibility and give students credit for demonstrating college-level learning that could occur outside the classroom.
Hancock said students are encouraged to take no more than two classes at a time. Learning mostly takes place through guided study programs and exams. No classes are held on the small campus, but in-person classes or help can be arranged at other schools if needed, she said.
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