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American Dream mall gets construction lender lifeline

Triple Five, owner of the American Dream mall in New Jersey, has struck a deal with a group of creditors led by JP Morgan that grants the developer a four-year extension on overdue construction debt. The loan extension gives Triple Five some much-needed breathing room...

Alumni Spotlight: Rising Star awardee Arielle Woronoff MPP ’09

Arielle Woronoff started her college career at Rutgers thinking she wanted to become a lawyer but came to realize that most people don’t need a good lawyer but rather, they need better laws. She came to the Bloustein School to learn how to make equitable, effective, and efficient policy for positive impacts.

NJSPL – Heat or Eat? LIHEAP and Its Implications for New Jersey

LIHEAP is a federal block grant program that assists low-income families with the cost of paying their utility bills. Josephine O’Grady reviews the purpose of the program, and how these federal funds can better improve the lives of low-income families in New Jersey.

After midterms, the return of the ‘pen and phone’

Interim Dean Stuart Shaprio assesses the post-midterm strategy of the White House in this opinion post from The Hill. "So — presidents then turn to the other tools in their arsenal, specifically — as President Obama famously declared — the “pen and the phone.” In...

Listen for a loud classroom to find the most-engaged students

It’s natural for educators to worry that the edtech tools I bring will ratchet up the volume — and that administrators and other teachers may perceive that as lax classroom management. But many educators understand that the volume increases when students are...