September 9, 2016 | In the News
Rutgers University will be launching a national search for the successor to a near irreplaceable member of its faculty. A man whose guidance on population demographics, housing and the economy have been invaluable to policymakers in both Washington and Trenton, and to...
September 8, 2016 | In the News
A survey conducted by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that 57 percent of the public is under the impression that the economy is a lot worse than it is. For instance, the unemployment rate stands at 4.9 percent, but...
September 7, 2016 | In the News
His new title is CEO. “Miracle Worker” might be more accurate. At least, it will be if Dan McGuire fulfills his mission at Homeless Solutions Inc., the Morristown-based nonprofit he now leads. He earned his undergrad degree at Kenyon College, and has a master’s...
September 6, 2016 | In the News
For three years in a row, the number of students in New Jersey’s public schools has declined slightly and begun to level off — a pattern James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, attributes to millennials’ choices....
September 6, 2016 | In the News
The U.S. unemployment rate is only 4.9%, but 57% of Americans believe it’s a lot higher than that, according to a new survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. The general public has “extremely little factual...
August 19, 2016 | In the News
The ‘broken’ system of taxing businesses in New Jersey should be replaced by one that is based on logic, without loopholes or deductions. Much is written about the need to attract and retain businesses in New Jersey. A common practice in New Jersey and...
July 18, 2016 | In the News
The economic downturn had a strong impact on immigration, James Hughes, dean of the Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. “There were issues with jobs that convinced some people not to come,” he said. “And the housing...
July 18, 2016 | In the News
Nature Thru Nurture (NTN), a partnership program between Rutgers University and New Brunswick Public Schools, is bringing out students inner gardeners. The program, founded in 2010 by two Rutgers professsors, also strives to help students grow in the...
July 18, 2016 | In the News
By Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe There has never been a presidential candidate quite like Donald Trump, and certainly not one in recent years who has leaned on his “deal-making” success in his quest for the nation’s highest political office. Trump...
