community development - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Kathe Newman elected to the board of Urban Affairs Association

May 5, 2021

Her research explores urban change, what it is, why it happens, and what it means and has explored gentrification, foreclosure, urban redevelopment, food security, community economic development and community participation.

Zoning laws must be amended for sake of middle class

February 26, 2021

Thomas Kozma is a Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy junior majoring in planning and public policy. His column, “With Liberty and Justice for All,” runs on alternate Thursdays. Where is it illegal to build a duplex in New Jersey? What about...

Research: Intersections between neoliberal education reform strategies and social justice, urban policy

October 9, 2020

The authors examine parents, educators, and students are navigating the radically redesigned landscape of school ‘choice.’

EJB | DESIGNS to present two-panel series on Designing Value

September 24, 2019

A two-panel series on “Designing Value” will be held at the Bloustien School on consecutive Wednesday, October 2 and October 9. The events are presented by Bloustein School student organization EJB |

EJB | DESIGNS to present two-panel series on Designing Value

September 24, 2019

Research: Resisting neoliberal education reform in Newark and Camden

September 22, 2019

The authors examine the intersections between neoliberal education reform strategies and questions of social justice, community development, and urban policy.

Rutgers to host statewide conference on health impact assessment in New Jersey, May 7

February 25, 2015

The New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC), a collaboration of Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), is hosting a statewide conference on Health Impact Assessment (HIA)...

Bloustein School to host seventh annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference

February 23, 2015

On Thursday, March 12, 2015, the Bloustein School will host the seventh annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference. The event honors the memory of the late Professor Donald Krueckeberg, who passed away in 2006. Dr. Krueckeberg is remembered as “the bow-tied, bearded,...

Jane Golden, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, to present Bloustein School’s 2015 Catlin Memorial Lecture

February 10, 2015

Jane Golden, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, will present the Bloustein Schools’ 2015 Robert A. Catlin Memorial Lecture, “Rehabilitating a City Through Art: A Conversation with Jane Golden,” on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. The event will begin...

Smaller municipalities may NOT be more costly to operate, says new Bloustein Local report

November 17, 2014

A new report authored by researchers at Rutgers University’sBloustein Local Government Research Center (Bloustein Local) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, analyzes the cost of municipal government and municipal size in New Jersey. The...