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Rehearsing Democracy: Helping Rutgers Students Move from Thinking to Doing

September 28, 2026

Rehearsing Democracy: Helping Rutgers Students Move from Thinking to Doing with Nicholas Longo of the Rutgers Democracy Lab In our first episode kicking off season 15 of EJB Talks, Dean Stuart Shapiro interviews Professor Nicholas Longo, director of the Rutgers...

Peck Co-Authors National Guide to Evaluating Causal Evidence in Education

September 25, 2026

The Future of Evidence in Education Network, a cross-sector group of researchers, evaluators, and evidence leaders, recently released two reports on improving the production and use of evidence in education. Schools are under growing pressure to improve student...

Four Bloustein Grad Students Named ANHD Community Development Graduate Fellows

September 24, 2026

Four Bloustein School graduate students were selected as a 2026–2027 ANHD Community Development Graduate Fellows. Thanks to a major new investment from Morgan Stanley, this year ANHD is welcomes 10 Fellows, the largest cohort in the Fellowship’s 15-year history. This...

Prof. Rushing Receives NIH Grant to Study Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management in ERs

September 22, 2026

Bloustein School Assistant Professor Melinda Rushing, Ph.D., LMSW, has received a National Institutes of Health Career Development Award to advance research aimed at improving emergency department care for people living with sickle cell disease. The award, funded by...

Senator Troy Singleton Brings New Jersey’s Housing Debate into the Planning Studio

September 21, 2026

New Jersey State Senator Troy Singleton spoke with students in Stan Slachetka, FAICP, PP’s urban planning studio class about the state’s housing shortage and efforts to better connect housing policy with municipal land-use planning. As part of the studio, students are...

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Rehearsing Democracy: Helping Rutgers Students Move from Thinking to Doing

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