April 8, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The New Jersey Statewide Data System is pleased to release its updated Postsecondary Employment and Earnings Dashboard. This dashboard uses linked, longitudinal administrative data from the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education and the New Jersey Department of...
April 7, 2026 | News, WorktrendsRU Podcast
Steve Reynolds of Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey Guests on Work Trends RU Podcast In the latest episode of Work Trends RU, host Dr. Carl Van Horn speaks with Steve Reynolds, president and CEO of Independent Colleges and Universities of New...
April 2, 2026 | EJB Talks, News
Small Wins, Big Impact: On the Front Lines of Local Public Health with Peter Tabbot In this episode of EJB Talks, Peter Tabbot ’91 MPH ‘97, CPM, longtime local health officer in Rockaway, NJ and a Bloustein School public health lecturer, shares his path into public...
April 1, 2026 | Graduate Public Policy Student Spotlights
Caroline Chovanes Master of Public Policy, Class of 2026 Hometown: Philadelphia, PAAreas of Interest: Policy creation and reform, social justice, and criminal justice reformActivities at Rutgers: Research Coordinator, Rutgers Sleep Lab, Department of Kinesiology &...
April 1, 2026 | In the News, News
Nicholas V. Longo is leading a university-wide effort on how to expand engagement in civic life Nicholas V. Longo, the inaugural director of the Rutgers Democracy Lab, insists democracy is something you learn by doing – not just in a classroom or at the ballot box,...
March 31, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Bridging Western and Indigenous epistemologies in an opaque world Food security and food sovereignty as climate adaptation Abstract Food security and food sovereignty represent two similar but distinct pathways for community-led climate adaptation. This study examines...
March 6, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Researchers at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, with funding from the New Jersey State Policy Lab, are currently engaged in a project to examine how New Jersey’s public Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives can better align with the evolving needs of...
March 4, 2026 | EJB Talks, News
Planning, Policy, Politics, and the Path to Office with Assemblywoman Katie Brennan This week on EJB talks, Dean Stuart Shapiro talks to Bloustein alumnus Katie Brennan MCRP ’12, now an Assemblywoman in New Jersey’s 32nd District. Katie reflects on how her...
February 27, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Office of New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has released the report of the Jobs, Opportunity, and Prosperity for All action team, which was tasked with developing job and economic growth strategies for the state. The task force was co-chaired by Carl Van Horn,...
February 24, 2026 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) has released a new report examining the history of public transit funding in New Jersey and its lasting implications for system performance today. This work was sponsored by NJ TRANSIT to document how past funding...
February 24, 2026 | News, WorktrendsRU Podcast
A Conversation with Jimmy Green, of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, and Jackie Burke, of the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools, Guests on Work Trends RU Podcast Listen to the latest episode of the Heldrich Center’s “Work Trends...
