December 18, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has announced the release of an updated Multi-State Postsecondary Report, linking postsecondary completion data to employment outcomes across Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia. This effort...
December 17, 2025 | In the News, News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Through cooperation, homeless services and health care providers can improve delivery of medical care to a vulnerable population, according to Rutgers researchers published by Rutgers Today, December 17, 2025 Author: Greg Bruno Media Contact: Nicole Swenarton, Rutgers...
December 16, 2025 | News, WorktrendsRU Podcast
Beth Simone Noveck, Ph.D., Chief AI Strategist for the State of New Jersey, Guests on Work Trends RU Podcast Listen to the latest episode of the Heldrich Center’s “Work Trends RU” podcast, featuring Beth Simone Noveck, Ph.D., Chief AI Strategist for the State of New...
December 8, 2025 | Event Recap
Civic Engagement in an Era of Artificial Intelligence The Stuart Meck Memorial Lecture Presented by Renée Sieber, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, McGill University click to play Renée Sieber is an associate professor at McGill University. Since she...
December 2, 2025 | EJB Talks, News
Alumnus Helps Rethink Jersey City’s Public Spaces: A Conversation with Barkha Patel MCRP ’15 Dean Stuart Shapiro talks to alumnus Barkha Patel, MCRP ’15 this week on EJB Talks. Initially a sociology undergraduate at Rutgers, Barkha discusses how a...
November 22, 2025 | In the News, News
Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced an ambitious and collaborative initiative to chart a bold course for New Jersey’s future and ensure the Governor-elect’s commitment to hit the ground running on Day One priorities. The first phase of this initiative is comprised...
November 21, 2025 | In the News
In this article, the author argues that the H-1B visa, originally created to bring in highly skilled, elite foreign professionals, has been gradually hijacked by big business to drive down labor costs. The effect of this has been the displacement of U.S. workers and...
November 19, 2025 | News, WorktrendsRU Podcast
Listen to the latest episode of the Heldrich Center’s “Work Trends RU” podcast, featuring Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D., President of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. Dr. Fichtner discusses the role New Jersey’s 18 community colleges play in expanding access...
November 18, 2025 | EJB Talks, News
Uncovering Inequality Through Design: A Conversation with Carmelo Ignaccolo This week on EJB Talks, assistant professor Carmelo Ignaccolo shares with Stuart Shapiro how his path into urban design was both inevitable and accidental. A native of Sicily, he explains how...
November 4, 2025 | EJB Talks, News
Lifelong Learning and Leadership in Healthcare Administration: A Conversation with William Tuttle Dean Stuart Shapiro welcomes William Tuttle, a Senior Fellow in the Bloustein School’s Health Administration program, to EJB Talks this week. With nearly four decades of...
October 24, 2025 | In the News
New Jersey’s property taxes are expensive — no doubt about it. New Jersey in 2023 had an effective tax rate of 1.77%, behind only Illinois, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, a Washington-based think tank. The Tax Foundation defines this rate as “the average...
October 17, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
New Jersey continues to face teacher shortages in critical subjects, while overall workforce levels remain steady, according to a new report released by the Heldrich Center. The report, New Jersey’s Teacher Workforce: 2025 Legislative Report, offers a decade-long...
October 15, 2025 | In the News
The New York Times Opinion convened a panel of 11 local leaders to assess the candidates for the Nov. 4 election, including Bloustein School professor Julia Sass Rubin. New Jersey voters face a critical choice on Nov. 4 when they choose between two very different...
