A new program at New Jersey Institute of Technology will utilize $1.94 million in federal funding to help Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander students navigate the transition to college, the Newark-based school announced Friday.
The initiative, called ISOTOPE — standing for Improving AANAPI Student Outcomes Through Opportunities for Engagement — begins next summer with an academic and experiential orientation for 175 first-year AANAPI students.
NJIT has become an AANAPI-serving institution, with 21% of its first-year class being Asian American or Native American Pacific Islander — exceeding the 10% threshold for the federal distinction.
The new program will be modeled after NJIT’s longstanding Educational Opportunity Program, which supports students with limited financial means. It is one of many NJIT programs aimed to raise retention…
