Ralph W. Voorhees, Rutgers alumnus, civic and philanthropic leader, dies

November 6, 2013 | News

Ralph W. Voorhees, a 1948 graduate of Rutgers University and friend and benefactor to the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Rutgers University, died of natural causes on Monday, November 4. He was 87. A sterling example of volunteerism and...

Competitive grants available from Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program

November 6, 2013 | News

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that competitive grants are now available from the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program. The program, funded by the Hurricane Sandy disaster relief appropriation, is administered by the National...

Bloustein Dean Hughes to participate in Veteran’s Day ceremonies, Nov. 8

November 6, 2013 | News

Rutgers University’s Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Services will honor Veterans Day with a wreath laying ceremony, celebration, guest speakers, and a barbecue on Friday, November 8. Bloustein School Dean James Hughes will be the guest speaker at the 11...

Shapiro to discuss “The Politics of Regulatory Reform” tonight, Nov. 6, 8pm with Alan Colmes

November 6, 2013 | News

Professor Stuart Shapiro will discuss his new book, The Politcs of Regulatory Reform, co-authored with Bloustein School instructor Debra Borie-Holtz on Alan Colmes Radio on Wednesday, November 6 at 8:00 p.m. Listen live...

Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement announces fall “Rethinking the City” lecture series— Elizabeth L. Sweet and Allison Hayes-Conroy, November 11

November 1, 2013 | News

The Bloustein School’s Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement has announced its fall 2013 lecture series, Rethinking the City, which seeks to promote how people and communities can shape the life and future of our cities in the face of today’s challenges and...

Bloustein alumnus Manz to participate in TEDxBroadStreet event, Nov. 2

October 31, 2013 | News

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Bloustein alumnus Emily Manz MCRP ’13, who lives in the Ironbound section and works as an Associate of Real Estate and Business Attraction at Brick City Development Corporation, will participate in the TEDxBroadStreet “Reach. Rise....

Voorhees Transportation Center launches website to promote transit-oriented development news in NJ

October 31, 2013 | News

The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, (VTC), a national leader in transportation research and education and the nucleus of transportation-related policy research, training and education at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public...

Seneca to discuss post-Superstorm Sandy employment tonight, WHYY 90.9-FM

October 29, 2013 | News

Bloustein professor and economist Joseph J. Seneca will participate in a discussion about New Jersey employment post-Superstorm Sandy on WHYY 90.9 FM on Tuesday evening, October 29. It will air between 6 and 6:30 p.m. on Newsworks Tonight. The story will also be...

Ravitch to discuss transportation underfunding, November 11

October 28, 2013 | News

Richard Ravitch, former Lieutenant Governor of New York will present the Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture, “The Tragedy of Transportation: Underfunding our Future” on Monday, November 11. The event will be held at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and...

Shapiro, Borie-Holtz author “The Politics of Regulatory Reform”

October 24, 2013 | News

Stuart Shapiro, associate professor and director of the Program in Public Policy, has authored book  with Bloustein School instructor Debra Borie-Holtz.  The book,  The Politcs of Regulatory Reform, looks at why federal and state politicians have been so eager to pass...

Massey, Walsh to discuss Mount Laurel zoning decisions at Bloustein’s Candeub lecture, Nov. 13

October 22, 2013 | News

Kevin D. Walsh, Esq., associate director of the Fair Share Housing Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Douglas S. Massey, the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International...

Reconnect: Bloustein alumni/student mixer in Washington, DC, October 25

October 20, 2013 | News

Join us on Friday, October 25 for the next Bloustein Student/Alumni Mixer in Washington, DC and get re-connected! Informal (no rsvp required), no participation fee – food/beverage on own. Reconnect and catch up on the news with your fellow alumni…. Reminisce about the...

Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement announces fall “Rethinking the City” lecture series—Caitlin Cahill, October 21

October 14, 2013 | News

The Bloustein School’s Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement has announced its fall 2013 lecture series, Rethinking the City, which seeks to promote how people and communities can shape the life and future of our cities in the face of today’s challenges and...

Special speaker presentation on transportation disaster coordination in US and China, October 28

October 8, 2013 | News

As part of the three-day Workshop on Transportation Disaster Coordination in the U.S. and China, Mr. Weng Lei, Deputy Director General for Safety & Supervision, Ministry of Transport, People’s Republic of China, will present an overview of several mega...

Rutgers campus operating status to be posted on University, Bloustein School social media sites

October 4, 2013 | News

With Tropical Storm Karen heading for the Gulf Coast and likely to hit the New Jersey area Monday, October 7- Tuesday, October 8, members of the Rutgers University and Bloustein School community are encouraged to follow both the main Rutgers...

Symposium on “New Jersey Gold Coast”—19-mile Hudson Waterfront area—to be held October 25

October 4, 2013 | News

The Bloustein Local Government Research Center, Rutgers University, in conjunction with the American Planning Association New Jersey Chapter, will host a half-day long symposium on Friday, October 25, “The New Jersey Gold Coast: How We Got Here and Where We are...

Bloustein School seeking applications for two tenure-track faculty

October 3, 2013 | News

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking to fill a full-time tenure-track faculty position in urban design and urban planning (urban design, sustainable design, sustainable development and...

Bloustein School honors Foglio, Benson as 2013 Alumni of the Year; inaugurates Hall of Fame

October 1, 2013 | News

The Bloustein School is pleased to announce that Christiana R. Foglio MCRP ’86, president of Community Investment Strategies, Inc. and the Honorable Daniel R. Benson MPP ’99, Assemblyman, 14th District (D-NJ) have been selected as the Bloustein School Alumni...

Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement announces final fall “Rethinking the City” lecture— Filip Stabrowski, December 9

September 30, 2013 | News

The Bloustein School’s Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement‘s fall 2013 lecture series, Rethinking the City, which seeks to promote how people and communities can shape the life and future of our cities in the face of today’s challenges and opportunities,...

Remembering Alan Rosenthal: video of memorial ceremony now available

September 30, 2013 | News

On September 22, 2013 Professor Alan Rosenthal, a member of the Bloustein School’s public policy faculty who passed away in July, was honored at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Among the speakers were two former U.S. Senators, a number of Professor...