… state has recovered less than half of the 258,000 jobs it lost during the recession from 2008 to 2011, according to Rutgers economist Nancy Mantell.
From Fear to Freedom and Hope: Rafael Escalante (UG PP ’26)
Pursuing a college education and the American dream, Rafael Escalante departed the embattled South American nation and made his way to New Jersey Rafael Escalante escaped politically motivated persecution as a teenager in Venezuela to find his place – and a brighter...