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Eric LeGrand Addresses Graduates, Families and Friends at Commencement 2025

A rainy Commencement brings a flood of smiles for the Class of 2025. They did it!

FDU Forward Spotlight: Honoring Dr. Steven Kirshblum, BS’81, MD

FDU Forward Spotlight: Honoring Dr. Steven Kirshblum, BS’81, MD

two students stand back to back. they both wear nurse uniforms and lab coats. one student crosses her arms and the other student has her hands on her hips.

FDU Nursing Programs Earn Prestigious ACEN Accreditation and Top 50 National Ranking

FDU Nursing Programs Earn Prestigious ACEN Accreditation and Top 50 National Ranking

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Meet the 2025 Pinnacle Award Recipients!

Natalie Van, Jayla Grady and Fatima Alharazi will represent the Class of 2025 at Commencement.

A New Chapter for Wroxton College

A New Chapter for Wroxton College

College and School Happenings

Faculty, Staff — Update, In Memoriam, Announcing, Welcome

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Faculty, Staff Honored for Milestone Years of Service

Three women in front of Lenfell Hall

FDU and TEEEM Lay Groundwork for Empathetic, Socially Responsive Academe

The FDU delegation at theModel UN Conference

Model UN: Creating a Strong Foundation for Global Citizenship at FDU

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FDU Unveils FDU Health Connected Care & Innovation Lab

FDU Unveils FDU Health Connected Care & Innovation Lab

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FDU Hospitality & Tourism Alumni Chapter Celebrates 2025 Alumni Awards of Excellence

FDU Hospitality & Tourism Alumni Chapter Celebrates 2025 Alumni Awards of Excellence

MHA program banner photo

FDU’s Graduate Programs Ranked Among Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report

FDU’s Graduate Programs Ranked Among Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report

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From Blueprints to Battle: FDU Students Take Aim in Trebuchet Competition

Engineering students are building a trebuchet, a medieval weapon similar to a catapult, for a competition.

several students stand in a circle. they bend down to touch doll-sized robots.

FDU Opens Dennis Turpan Lab to Propel Healthcare Innovation and STEM Breakthroughs

FDU Opens Dennis Turpan Lab to Propel Healthcare Innovation and STEM Breakthroughs

Black-and-white portrait of Francis J. Mertz, former president of Fairleigh Dickinson University, dressed in a dark suit and tie, holding reading glasses in his right hand. He stands beside an open book resting on a surface, with a wooden-paneled background.

Former FDU President Francis J. Mertz Passes Away

Former FDU President Francis J. Mertz Passes Away

A billboard design that shows zoo animals. billboard reads "party like an animal."

Taking a Class in Dynamic Design

Dynamic Design has a unique structure — two instructors lead the course, assigning experimental projects.

two people stand in front of a sign. one person holds flowers and an award. the sign behind them reads "international women's day celebration" and features a photo of the award recipient.

Mutiara Mohamad Honored by The Society of Foreign Consuls

Mutiara Mohamad Honored by The Society of Foreign Consuls

Voters Divided Over Energy Production

Voters Divided Over Energy Production

Four students stand in a line, posing for a photo. Two are male, two are female.

Students Invest in Stock Market and in Themselves

The Student Managed Investment Fund offers students a chance to invest real money and manage an active portfolio.

A group of volunteers sort food donations.

Silberman College of Business Students Give Back on Winter Service Trip

Silberman students volunteered in Tampa Bay over break.

FDU Poll Finds NJ Narrowly Favors School Cell Phone Ban

FDU Poll Finds NJ Narrowly Favors School Cell Phone Ban

FDU Poll Finds Ciattarelli Leads in Republican Nomination Fight

FDU Poll Finds Ciattarelli Leads in Republican Nomination Fight

FDU Poll Finds Baraka, Sherrill and Fulop Pull Away from the Pack

FDU Poll Finds Baraka, Sherrill and Fulop Pull Away from the Pack

FDU Women’s History Month 2025

Learn more about FDU's Women's History Month 2025 events here!