When you think of the highest-paid public workers in the state, you probably don’t think of the chief financial officer for Rochelle Park, population 5,597. But Roy Riggitano, the township’s CFO, brings home at least $347,970 a year. That’s not just because Riggitano...
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Garrick Stoldt, CFO of St. Peter’s Healthcare and instructor, named Leader in Finance
Garrick Stoldt, Chief Financial Officer at St Peter's University Healthcare System in New Brunswick and a part-time lecturer at the Bloustein School, was selected as a 2021 Leader in Finance by NJBIZ. Formerly the CFO of the Year award, NJBiz decided to spotlight 40...
Best ticket to a faster reopening: Vaccine passports
Someday soon, you may need to prove your COVID vaccination status to go to a bar, attend a concert, board a plane, take a cruise, or even go to work. Because let’s face it: If you haven’t had your shots, you shouldn’t be doing any of these things anyway. The good news...
Dean Vonu Thakuriah named a Women in Business, Higher Education Influencer by ROI-NJ
Bloustein School Dean Vonu Thakuriah was named to the ROI-NJ's 2021 Women in Business, Higher Education Influencers list on March 26. "Thakuriah is a thought leader on smart, socially just and sustainable transport — as well as urban informatics, or the analytics of...
These were the in-demand industries that survived the pandemic
Even after businesses were allowed to partially re-open in late spring last year, many wound up going bankrupt, closing their doors forever. But there have been exceptions. Carl Van Horn, the director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers...
The love story of two Irish immigrants is a lesson on America | Opinion
This is a sad story with a happy ending. It is a story of a young Irish girl who came to America — under a cloud of suspicion to some, but a savior to her family. She came in steerage, sick to her stomach. It is also a story of a young Irish lad who was placed...
Commentary: Learning democracy: We need civic education in schools and colleges
New Jersey is on a path to mandate civic education, with pending legislation that directs all boards of education to provide study in civics in the state’s middle schools. This initiative comes as part of a push, nationally, by politicians, teachers,...
NextDoor Promised Changes To Make Its App Less Discriminatory. Has The App’s Culture Improved?
NextDoor, the neighborhood app that is intended to operate like a coffee shop bulletin, has fostered a community that can occasionally be less than neighborly. User complaints began to surface surrounding the nationwide George Floyd protests last summer that content...
Best Practices: Helping Frontline Employees Transition to Frontline Supervisors
For nearly 30 years, the National Transit Institute (NTI) has served as the training and education arm of the transit industry and has delivered 7,000 courses and training events to 200,000 transit professionals. NTI courses and training programs focus on Federal...
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Science, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine recently released a report, The Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Bloustein School Professor and Heldrich Center Senior Faculty Fellow Hal Salzman...