N.J. is increasing diversity.

New Jersey is one of the most diverse states in the nation, and year after year it has only gotten more so. “The suburbs are far more diverse today than they were 25 years ago,” said James Hughes, a professor and a former dean of Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of...

Bloustein School announces faculty promotions

The Bloustein School is pleased to announce the recent promotion of several school faculty by the Rutgers University Board of Governors as of July 1, 2022. “These promotions are well deserved and reflect the high standards of teaching and research for which the...

Bloustein School Hosts Alumni Event in Seattle at Microsoft

Bloustein School Interim Dean Stuart Shapiro discussed the school’s new Informatics program and the importance of data in policymaking. Earlier this summer, Bloustein School Interim Dean Stuart Shapiro and Associate Professor of Practice Jim Samuel...

Is the economic outlook for New Jersey as bad as we think?

What’s in store for the New Jersey economy for the rest of this year? It turns out nobody is quite sure because right now there’s a hodgepodge of different economic signals. Rutgers University economist James Hughes said as is often the case, “we have really...

Bloustein researchers receive Rutgers Research Council grant

Bloustein faculty members Wenwen Zhang, Robert Noland, and Clinton Andrews; research associate Leigh-Ann von Hagen and Jie Gong, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering are the recipients of a Rutgers Collaborative Multidisciplinary Award. This...

Economists question lawmakers’ plans to address inflation

As consumers nationwide grapple with increases in the cost of rent, gas, and groceries, New Jersey lawmakers have offered a slew of plans they say will address skyrocketing inflation. Sales tax holidays on certain items, moratoriums on toll increases, and a revamp of...

Kathy Krepcio Retires as Executive Director of Heldrich Center

Kathy Krepcio, Executive Director and Senior Researcher at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, will be retiring on August 31, 2022. For nearly 20 years, Kathy provided outstanding leadership at the Center through her skillful management and deep knowledge...

NJ employee payout limits lack legal enforcement

When the Legislature passed laws in 2007 and 2010 designed to save taxpayers money by limiting sick leave cash-outs for local public employees, it did not explicitly add an enforcement mechanism. And that may be one of the reasons why the Office of...