September 21, 2017 | In the News
Given the growing challenges to life on this planet and the concomitant need for policy change and political courage – notably from climate change deniers, whether they are governed by profit or political cowardice — one yearns for leadership. It’s wanting. But...
September 19, 2017 | News
Eleven Bloustein School graduate students were among the 27 fellows selected for the Eagleton Institute of Politics 60th class of Eagleton Fellows. Eight Master of Public Policy, one Master of City and Regional Planning, and two dual MPP/MCRP candidates are among the...
September 14, 2017 | In the News
New Jersey has a strong central government. The governor has potent appointment and financial powers. New Jersey’s local governments like to tout their home-rule powers — and they’re correct in certain circumstances — but when it comes to municipal, county, and school...
September 8, 2017 | In the News
“We were incredibly pleased with the quality of nominations we received for the 2017 awards,” said Charles Brown, senior research manager at the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. “The 2017 award recipients have gone above and...
September 5, 2017 | In the News
With a few tweaks, the city’s relaxed land-use regulations might be an advantage during recovery and rebuilding. Hurricane Harvey brought an estimated nine trillion gallons of water into the streets of Houston, bringing America’s fourth largest city to its knees. In...
August 30, 2017 | In the News
Deanna Moran MPP/MCRP ’16, director of environmental planning at the Conservation Law Foundation joined Austin Blackmon, the city of Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space and reporter Adam Reilly on WGBH news for a discussion on whether...
August 29, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight
Alum Theo Mackey Pollack, Esq., MCRP ’11 published an article about 19th century town planning The American Conservative, which has a special focus on New Urbanism. http://www.theamericanconservative.com/urbs/what-cities-can-learn-from-the-victorian-era/ August...
August 29, 2017 | In the News
The act does say it applies to agencies, but it defines agencies very broadly, stating that they include “any executive department…or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President).” The act lists four...
August 23, 2017 | In the News
Bloustein young alums Connor Montferatt MPP-MCRP ’17, a Councilman in the Borough of Hightstown and Jonathan Castaneda, MCRP ’16, chief of staff to the mayor of West New York were recently named to InsiderNJ’s “50 under 30: The Millennial Up...
August 23, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight
Allison P. Harris MPP ’06 was awarded the 2017 Edward S. Corwin prize for the best dissertation in the field of public law. The Corwin award is for the best doctoral dissertation completed and accepted during that year or the previous year in the field of public...
August 16, 2017 | In the News
As clinicians strive to deliver—and continually improve—high quality, cost-effective care, they need a much deeper financial understanding. This should include not only the imperatives their organizations face, but also the implications of their own decisions. It is...
August 11, 2017 | In the News
“As a society we are failing a lot of these folks by letting them fend for themselves,” said Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. Van Horn was among the experts speaking Tuesday in New Brunswick...
August 11, 2017 | Alumni Spotlight
Dakota Cintron, Project L/EARN cohort of 2011 and a 2014 graduate from the Bloustein School with a BS in public health and economics, was selected to the second cohort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars. He is one of three...
August 10, 2017 | In the News
A new study suggests that New Jersey could expand its economy by $150 billion and create a quarter-million new jobs over the next decade by making a number of policy changes regarding business operations in the state. The report by consulting firm McKinsey says that...
August 10, 2017 | In the News
The debate over affirmative action in college admissions has taken a new twist: The Justice Department is seeking lawyers for investigations and possible lawsuits against universities to prohibit what they deem is “intentional race-based discrimination.” Last year,...
August 1, 2017 | In the News
President Donald Trump has brought many crusades to Washington. One that has received less attention than his pledges to “drain the swamp” and his jeremiads against illegal immigration, is his administration’s systematic attempts to discredit objective analysis of...
July 30, 2017 | In the News
Millennials are attracted to the live-work-play environment, explains James Hughes, Rutgers University professor and an expert in New Jersey economics and demographics. Some towns may never be able to provide the lifestyle this cohort needs, but others have unique...
July 28, 2017 | In the News
Here in New Jersey, it’s time to anticipate new social and development patterns, reimagine our suburbs, and prepare for a new generation of prosperity. Start by considering some history, courtesy of the superb new book New Jersey’s Postsuburban Economy by...
