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Connecting Social Policy and Workforce Development to Advance Economic Security
Dean Stuart Shapiro talks with Professor Andrea Hetling about serving as the newly appointed director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and how her research on social policy connects to workforce development and families’ economic security.
Advancing Climate Resilience Through Municipal Land Use Planning
The spring 2026 Rutgers Bloustein School graduate planning studio class, “Advancing Climate Resilience Through Municipal Land Use Planning,” involved 15 students working in three teams to support development of CCRHVAs for three of the eight participating towns: Maurice River Township (Cumberland County), Pennsville (Salem County), and Rutherford (Bergen County).
Liuda Serohina (MCRP ’28) is recipient of WTS New Jersey Fred Berger Endowed Scholarship
Liuda Serohina, a first year Master of City and Regional Planning candidate at the Bloustein School, is the recipient of the WTS New Jersey (WTS NJ) chapter’s Fred Berger Endowed Scholarship.
Mary O’Dowd Joins Bloustein School as Senior Fellow
The Bloustein School pleased to welcome Mary O’Dowd, Executive Director of Health Systems and Population Health Integration for Rutgers Health, as a Senior Fellow, Health Administration and Public Health.
Ignaccolo: An Incomplete Olmsted Park Faces a Hotter Future
Originally published on Olmstead Network, October 5, 2026 by Carmelo Ignaccolo "ReMapping Olmsted" reconstructs the evolution of the Olmsted Brothers’ plans for Mattano Park and the Elizabeth River in New Jersey through the lenses of environmental justice and climate...
VTC Study Helps Shape New South Jersey Microtransit Service
VTC’s involvement will continue throughout the pilot as Lubin and DiPetrillo evaluate service performance and rider outcomes, generating insights to assess the pilot’s effectiveness and inform future microtransit planning and mobility initiatives in New Jersey.
Community and Belonging Initiatives
The school is home to individuals from many cultures, races, nationalities, genders, identities, and life experiences and with different beliefs and values. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy values community and belonging and aims to improve and grow these efforts strategically by managing and assessing performance.
Bloustein’s Annual Community and Belonging Lecture
The Bloustein School’s Annual Community and Belonging Lecture will be presented by Dr. Denise Anderson, an accomplished public health executive with experience in hospitals, government, nonprofit organizations, and academia. Drawing from her experience launching the Center for Health Equity & Wellbeing—New Jersey’s Public Health Institute (CHEW-NJPHI), we invite you to join us on Wednesday, November 11 at 4:30 p.m. as she offers a candid examination of what it takes to build a statewide institution from the ground up. RSVP HERE.
Student Spotlight: Ariyan Henry, MPI/MCRP ’27
“When deciding to apply to graduate school, it was important that I started with the end in mind. I knew what my goal was, so I had to figure out what path would get me there. I chose the urban planning/public informatics track at Rutgers’ Bloustein School because it bridges the ideas and plans for what can be done with the technical skills needed to put them into action. With every class that I take, I immediately see the practical application and feel more equipped to step out into the workforce.”