As the second dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, taking over in 1995 three years after its founding, James W. Hughes is not quite the father of the Bloustein school.
But Hughes has named the school as an heir, bequeathing Bloustein $1.75 million in his will, along with another $1.75 million that will go to the Rutgers School of Engineering, where he was an undergraduate.
Longitudinal Associations From US State/Local Police and Social Service Expenditures to Suicides and Police-Perpetrated Killings Between Black and White Residents Abstract Policy Points Despite documented inequities in suicide trends and police-perpetrated killing for...
The National Transit Institute, part of the Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, has appointed Geisha D. Ester as its new Executive Director. Ester brings more than 27 years of transit industry experience and 18 years of leadership in workforce...
County bosses were stripped of the power to rig statewide elections. Now there’s no clear favorite in a state where Republicans are rising. The outcome of New Jersey’s June 10 gubernatorial primary is anyone’s guess. With no clear front-runner, the elimination of...
R/ECON’s next economic forecast is slated for release in mid-summer, followed by another forecast in the fall. As we track the latest state data and national outlook, we (much like everyone else) have been closely following the news on tariffs, the Fed’s potential...
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development provides research expertise and analysis to organizations, including the Fed, to help improve education, training, and workforce development programs that affect employers and employees. By Jennie Blizzard, Fed...