president of the University, the first woman to hold the position.
2016: First building of major campus expansion opened.
2022: In June 2022, NJCU declared a financial emergency and sought a $10 million lifeline from the state government. Henderson resigned as president of the university, effective July 1. In August, Governor Phil Murphy called for an investigation into NJCU's dramatic change in financial standing from a surplus of $108 million in 2013 to a deficit of $67 million amid plans to expand NJCU's campus. It was later learned that there was never a surplus and those facts were misreported. The university did have a $22.7 million operating deficit. The university announced a cut of 37% of its academic offerings. Campus expansion was curtailed.
2025: In early 2025, Kean University submitted a proposal to execute a merger with New Jersey City University. On March 5, the NJCU Board of Trustees voted to move forward to explore a letter of intent.
== Academics ==
NJCU is organized into four colleges. In …
