A junior at Montclair State University was engaging in sexually explicit conversations with children online and getting them to send recorded videos of sex acts, according to law enforcement officials.
"I think that students want to be on campus ... more than they want a remote experience," Jordanna Maziarz, director of undergraduate admissions for Montclair State University, told New Jersey 101.5.
The pandemic not only impacted the appeal or availability of college life; it cut into schools' ability to recruit students at remote events, or invite prospective students and families onto campus.
Across the board, regardless of race or ethnicity, students reported a tremendous impact on their mental health when the pandemic first hit the Northeast and sent schools, businesses and homes into lockdown mode.
Princeton University is New Jersey's top institute of higher learning and one of the two dozen or so best colleges on the planet, according to U.S. News & World Report.