close in 2020, though the decision was quickly walked back after public and political backlash. In 2021, a former principal sued both the school and University alleging wrongful termination after he pushed for stricter COVID-19 protocols.
=== Main campus ===
The university's landscaped main campus is situated on Kennedy Boulevard. The university's administrative center is Hepburn Hall. Designed by Guilbert and Betelle and completed in 1930, the Collegiate Gothic structure serves as the symbol of the university and features in school publications as well as the university's athletic nickname.
The NJCU Frank J. Guarini Library is available to students as well as staff for learning materials such as books, DVDs, CDs, computer lab, quiet study rooms, and access to electronic databases. Since the Fall 2014 semester, despite some objections by librarians, a Dunkin' Donuts franchise has been open on the first floor of the library.
A six-story Arts and Sciences building named Karnoutsos Hall was designed by architect …
