James Hughes to step down as Dean of Bloustein School, return to faculty

August 17, 2016

Statement from Richard L. Edwards, Ph.D., Chancellor, Rutgers University–New Brunswick sent to the Rutgers University-New Brunswick community Wednesday, August 17.

James Hughes will step down from the position of Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year. Dr. Hughes, who began his academic career at Rutgers as a member of the faculty in 1971, is a nationally-recognized expert on demographics, housing, and regional economics, and I am grateful for his exceptional leadership of the Bloustein School since he became dean in 1995.

Dean Hughes has been a prolific researcher and scholar for Rutgers. He is a Distinguished Professor and is the Director of the Rutgers Regional Report, which has produced over 40 major economic, demographic, and real estate studies on New Jersey and the broader metropolitan region. He is author or co-author of 34 books and monographs and more than 150 articles. Among his books are New Jersey’s Postsuburban Economy, published by the Rutgers University Press, and The Atlantic City Gamble, published by the Harvard University Press.  He was also a contributing editor to the magazine American Demographics for 14 years.

Dean Hughes has provided extensive budgetary and economic testimony before many New Jersey State Legislative committees, and has given numerous policy briefings both in Washington, D.C. and Trenton on demographics, housing, and the economy.  He has served on numerous New Jersey commissions and task forces, including the Governor’s Commission on Jobs, Growth and Economic Development, the Governor’s World Class Economy Task Force, and the Governor’s Property Tax Commission and was appointed to the Economic Advisors Board of the Council of the City of New York.


For more information about the EJBPPP Dean Search visit http://www.rutgers.edu/dean-edward-j-bloustein-school-planning-and-public-policy


 

Among his awards are the 2014 Distinguished Service Award of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, the Rutgers School of Engineering 2014 Medal of Excellence, the Warren Hill Award of the New Jersey Bankers Association, the Rutgers Richard P. McCormick Award for Excellence in Alumni Leadership, the Distinguished Service Award of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association, and the Rutgers Presidential Award for Distinguished Public Service.  Dean Hughes has been both a Woodrow Wilson and Ford Foundation Fellow and was a Distinguished Fellow of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.

Dean Hughes leaves the Bloustein School in tremendous shape and with national acclaim ­– the school is indeed one of the finest of its kind in the nation. As Jim worked these many years to build the school into the venerated institution it has become, he has done so with a dry sense of humor that I will miss and pride in Rutgers that will be hard to replace.

Recent Posts

U. expert reacts to proposed overhaul of New Jersey public records law

On March 14, New Jersey lawmakers temporarily halted their plans to limit the scope of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), which compels local governments to release public records upon request, according to the Associated Press. After a committee session advancing...

EJB Talks with Professors Joel Cantor and Kathe Newman

Our EJB Talks podcast this week features ⁠Joel Cantor⁠⁠, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Director of the ⁠Rutgers Center for State Health Policy⁠ and ⁠Kathe Newman⁠, Professor and Director of the ⁠Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement⁠. They are...

Video: Will We See an End to NJ’s Party Line?

David Cruz talks with Julia Sass Rubin (Bloustein School, Rutgers) about Rep. Andy Kim's party line lawsuit, being an expert witness in the case & history impact of the line.Reporters Colleen O’Dea (NJ Spotlight News), P. Kenneth Burns (WHYY) & Sean Sullivan...

NJSPL – New Jersey’s 2025 Tax Revenue Projections

How New Jersey’s 2025 Tax Revenue Projections Might Affect the Budget Surplus Is the Budget Surplus Safe? Governor Murphy’s recently released FY 2025 budget proposal calls for total appropriations of $55.9 billion, up $1.5 billion (2.7%) from the original FY 2024...

Dean Shapiro: A hidden way politics shapes regulation

Regulations issued by executive branch agencies often get criticized by regulatory opponents as being made by “unelected bureaucrats,” divorced from political pressures and the messiness of democracy. Partly because of that sentiment, the Supreme Court appears poised...

Upcoming Events

Event Series CAREERS

Career Virtual Drop-ins

Virtual

Bloustein Career Development Specialists Cheryl Egan and Andrea Garrido will be in a Zoom Room on Monday's beginning January 22, 2024 (excluding holidays and spring break) to answer questions, provide […]