March 3, 2025 | News
Arlene Pashman, a long-time senior editor for the Center for Urban Policy Research (CUPR), passed away on March 1, 2025 after a brief illness. Arlene retired from the Bloustein School in May 2011. Bloustein School Distinguished Professor David Listokin, who worked...
March 1, 2025 | Event Recap
People, Policy, Planning, Place and Product: Lessons from a City Planner Presented by Christopher A. Watson, M.Sc., Ph.D.[c] Director of Planning and Development Services, Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP click to play Planning as a tool is ideally to organize the...
February 20, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Examining the Benefits of Education in New Jersey by Ann Obadan, Ph.D of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development utilizes data from the New Jersey Statewide Data System along with the National Student Clearinghouse extract, AlumniFinder data, and, when...
February 13, 2025 | News
The Rutgers Child Care Research Collaborative has released two new research briefs by Heldrich Center for Workforce Development researchers. New Jersey’s Childcare Workforce: An Examination of Internet Job Postings from October 2023, by Liana Lin, Brittney Donovan,...
February 12, 2025 | News
Soumitra Bhuyan, Executive Director of Health Administration Programs and Associate Professor at Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, is the recipient of a National Leadership Excellence Award. Jointly...
February 11, 2025 | In the News
“As president of the United States, I want to make it very clear that we are going to meet our federal obligation because we’re one country, and when one part of the country gets affected, whether it’s a tornado in Joplin, Missouri, or a hurricane that affects the...
February 11, 2025 | News
Half of U.S. Workers are Not Confident in the Federal Government’s Ability to Boost the Economy Deep concerns about inflation and the labor market are widespread throughout the country as Republicans take control of the White House and Congress — even amid low...
February 6, 2025 | EJB Talks, News
Healthcare, Policy, and the Opioid Crisis: Bridging Gaps in Access with Zoe Lindenfeld This week on EJB Talks, new Bloustein School Assistant Professor Zoe Lindenfeld talks to Dean Stuart Shapiro about her research on substance use disorders, particularly the opioid...
January 22, 2025 | EJB Talks, News
Navigating New Jersey’s Economic Outlook: Insights with Will Irving, Associate Professor of Practice In our first episode of EJB Talks for 2025, Stuart Shapiro and Will Irving discuss his journey from Rutgers MPP student to faculty member and economic...
January 8, 2025 | In the News
A new op-ed by Linda Stamato reflects on the legacy of Jimmy Carter, highlighting his pivotal role in the 1978 Camp David Accords which forged a historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel under challenging circumstances. Following the former president’s...
January 2, 2025 | In the News
It’s now been two and a half years since The New York Times article that echoed around the region: “Which City Is Most Expensive for Renters? You Might Be Surprised.” The rates Jersey City residents had been stomaching were singled out as the highest...
January 2, 2025 | In the News, News
Commuting in the Garden State will become more expensive starting in 2025. On Jan. 1, tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway and the Atlantic City Expressway will rise 3%. That translates to a 16-cent increase for an average trip within the state....
December 26, 2024 | In the News, News
Very often people complain about “too much regulation” in government. What does this actually mean? A new blog post by Dean Stuart Shapiro discusses the challenges and importance of measuring the cumulative impact of regulations in the United States....
December 13, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Heldrich Report: Exploring Postsecondary Outcomes of Dual-Enrollment Participation in New Jersey A new study from the New Jersey Statewide Data System (NJSDS) explores the educational pathways of New Jersey high school graduates from 2014 and 2015 who participated in...
December 13, 2024 | EJB Talks, News
“Rutgers Then and Now”: A Discussion with Authors James W. Hughes and David Listokin As 2024 comes to a close and EJB Talks concludes another season, Stuart Shapiro discusses the new book by University Professor and Bloustein School Dean Emeritus James W. Hughes and...
December 2, 2024 | News
by Brittney Donovan and Grace Maruska In honor of the 10th anniversary of National Apprenticeship Week, researchers at the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development wanted to illustrate how apprenticeships can help meet the needs of the labor market related to...
November 26, 2024 | News
The phrase “corporate landlord” is often used to refer to large corporate entities backed by private equity funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts. In researching corporate home ownership throughout seven municipalities in New Jersey, researchers found...
November 22, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
What’s Next? Using Workplace Divided Data to Help Incorporate Workers’ Perceptions in Workplace Discrimination and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies Since 2022, the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has explored workers’ perceptions of and experiences...
November 20, 2024 | EJB Talks, News
The Virtues of Public Service with Bob Gordon We return to our regularly scheduled EJB Talks this week with Bob Gordon, a Senior Policy Fellow who joined the Bloustein School earlier this year. Dean Shapiro asks Bob, a former New Jersey legislator and BPU...
November 15, 2024 | In the News
Bloustein Dean Stuart Shapiro is quoted in a POLITICO article discussing the ramifications of Trump’s announcement that billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new government efficiency commission aimed at...