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...
November 7, 2024 | News
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA New Jersey) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Planning Excellence Awards, and two Bloustein School alumni are recipients. Courtenay Mercer AICP, PP (BA ’01, MCRP ‘ 02) was selected as...
November 7, 2024 | EJB Talks, News
Policy Implications, Representation Milestones, and Strengthening American Democracy in the Aftermath of Election 2024 In a special post-election episode of EJB Talks, Dean Stuart Shapiro and Elizabeth Matto, Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, offer...
November 6, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Where Students Go: Examining Outmigration in New Jersey Building upon previous research on outmigration, a new report measures the gaps in the New Jersey Statewide Data System (NJSDS) that limit the ability to track New Jersey high school graduates who pursue higher...
November 4, 2024 | News
By Irina B. Grafova, Pamela B. de Cordova, Jennifer Polakowski, and Jessica Anderson The importance of well-being programs has never been more critical. Virtual Schwartz Rounds (VSR) provide a platform for connecting with nursing colleagues facing challenging...
November 4, 2024 | EJB Talks, News
A Conversation with Kati Angarone RU ’98, MPAP ’04 on Communicating Environmental Issues to the Public In this episode of EJB Talks, host Stuart Shapiro speaks with Kati Angarone RU ’98, MPAP ’04, currently the Chief Strategy Officer at the New...
October 29, 2024 | News
Unlocking Energy Efficiency: A Data-Driven Exploration of PACE Bond Issuance in California By Ruth Winecoff This is the second in a series describing ongoing research on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE). PACE, which uses local governments’ ability to borrow to...
October 22, 2024 | News
After an international search, the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) has announced that Kathe Newman (Rutgers University-New Brunswick) and Ben Gerlofs (University of Hong Kong) have been appointed the new Book Review Editors of the Journal of Urban Affairs. The...
October 18, 2024 | News
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has released a new article analyzing wage disparities between workers with and without college degrees and the rising costs of higher education. The article traces tuition increases over the past two decades and how grant aid and...
October 10, 2024 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
A new report from the Bloustein School’s Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement, “Homelessness in New Brunswick and Programs to Address It,” identifies the challenges that emergency service organizations and their clients are experiencing as...
October 9, 2024 | EJB Talks, News
Exploring Healthcare Challenges: Medical Debt and Provider Burnout Dean Stuart Shapiro hosts health administration Associate Professor Irina Grafova on EJB Talks this week, discussing her transition from labor economics to health economics and her research focusing on...
