Dr. Rushing Selected as Rutgers LHS STAR NJ Scholar
Assistant Professor Melinda Rushing, Ph.D. LMSW has been selected as an inaugural scholar of the Rutgers Learning Health System Scholars Program: Learning Health System Scientist Training and Research in New Jersey (LHS STAR NJ) program. The program is supported by a...
MPP Lily McFarland Selected as APPAM Equity & Inclusion Fellow
Lily McFarland, a second year Master’s in Public Policy candidate at the Bloustein School, is the recipient of a 2024 APPAM Equity & Inclusion Fellowship. The Equity & Inclusion Fellowship program supports the participation of students from traditionally...
Promoting Business-Friendly Regulations
Legislation out of Washington can have a profound effect on businesses large and small. Despite the high profile of federal initiatives though, municipal ordinances very often have a more immediate impact on profits. Business owners need to cultivate productive...
MCRP Ian Murphy Receives APTA’s William Millar Scholarship
Ian Murphy, a second-year Master of City and Regional Planning student, is the recipient of the American Public Transportation Foundation’s William Millar Scholarship. This distinguished scholarship is granted to college students and transit professionals dedicated to...
Morris County warehouse currently leased to Amazon trades hands for $29 million
A former Sam’s Club warehouse in Mount Olive, now leased to Amazon, was sold for $29 million, marking a shift in the region from large suburban office spaces to warehouses. The transaction reflects a broader trend in New Jersey, where warehouse construction surged...
Rutgers Report Seeks to Reconnect Newark Students with Educational Opportunities
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, total postsecondary enrollment in colleges and universities in New Jersey fell 6.7% from the spring of 2022, higher than the national drop of 4.1%. Within the city of Newark, higher education institutions experienced an even...
Bloustein School welcomes three new faculty members in 2024
The Bloustein School is pleased to welcome three new faculty members to the teaching ranks in the fall of 2024. Zoe Lindenfeld, Ph.D. joins the Bloustein School as an Assistant Professor with the school’s health administration program after completing her Ph.D....
NJSPL – Reengaging COVID-Disconnected College Students
By Elisabeth Kim, Ph.D., Bernie Lombardi, Ph.D., and Robyn Ince, Ed.M. The New Jersey State Policy Lab, in collaboration with the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), has released a new report that examines barriers and opportunities to reengaging...
Bloustein public policy undergrad named to New Brunswick BOE
Ashley Caldwell, a 19-year-old Rutgers sophomore who served as the student representative to the Board of Education during her senior year at New Brunswick High School, has been tapped to fill a vacant seat on the board. She fills the position left open when her dad,...
NJSPL – Is Property Assessed Clean Energy a White Windfall
By Ruth Winecoff This is the first in a series of blogs regarding an ongoing clean energy research project generously supported by the New Jersey State Policy Lab. This project focuses on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs, a form of financing for energy...
Stamato Commentary: Colleges and universities should maintain neutrality amid campus protests
In the wake of widespread student protests across the United States there is growing concern about potential unrest as students return to campus. Institutions have faced mounting demands from students for official stances on contentious issues, leading to complex...
NJSPL – Introducing the Promising Practices Project
By Kevin Majewski The Promising Practices Project (PPP) is an important New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) initiative aimed at identifying and documenting innovative teaching and learning practices that have successfully accelerated learning in K-12 schools...
Building Healthier Communities From First Responder to Administrative Advocate
Sergio Tlatenco Torres Master of Health Administration, Class of 2024 Roselle Park, NJ Certificate: Lean Six Sigma Green & Black Belt Activities at Rutgers: Co-Secretary and Communications Chair, Bloustein Graduate Student Association; Academic Chair, Rutgers...
Geronimo PhD ’24 receives ACSP Best Dissertation in Planning
Laura Geronimo Ph.D. ’24 is the recipient of the 2024 ACSP Barclay Gibbs Jones Award for Best Dissertation in Planning. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) announced the award on August 13. The award recognizes superior scholarship in a...
Herts Named New Superintendent of Civil Rights Monument
The National Park Service (NPS) announced the selection of Rolando Herts, Ph.D. Planning and Public Policy ’11, as superintendent of Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and Freedom Riders National Monument in Alabama, effective Sep. 9. “We are excited to...
NJSPL – Examining New Income Distribution Data from the U.S. BEA
By Will Irving The United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently began publishing state-level data on the distribution of personal income across households. Similar income distribution and income inequality data has previously been available from other...
Do you have one of the most common jobs in New Jersey?
Nearly 4.6 million people work in New Jersey in thousands of different types of jobs. But nearly 840,000 positions make up the top 10 most common roles, according to data from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laborers and freight stock and material movers — those...
Why President Biden’s rent stabilization proposal won’t solve the housing crisis
President Joe Biden proposed legislation on July 16 aimed at implementing nationwide rent stabilization for the next three years, targeting units overseen by landlords with 50 or more units to prevent annual rent increases exceeding 5%. This initiative, affecting 20...