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NJSPL – Newark Community-Based Organizers’ Perspectives

April 10, 2024

What can we do about young adults who are disengaged and not enrolling in college? In this NJSPL blog, representatives of community-based organizations identify barriers that Newark youth face in planning for Higher Education and their future (e.g., limited finances, difficulties completing the FAFSA,

EJB Talks–From Journalist to Health Administration: Reporting on Hospitals and Running Them

October 19, 2023

Professor Ceu Cirne-Neves talks about her journey from journalism to healthcare administration, her extensive career in hospital administration, and the significant changes in the healthcare industry that she has experienced over the years.

Newark Schools Mull $2.5B For Repairs. Should City Taxpayers Shoulder Cost?

June 15, 2023

Questions are mounting after the price tag to fix Newark public schools more than doubled in the past five months from $1 billion to $2.5 billion, a mushrooming bill that the city’s Superintendent says city residents will have to pay. But elected officials and...

Newark Public Schools May Ask Taxpayers for $1 Billion Bond

March 30, 2023

The Superintendent of the Newark Board of Education may soon ask taxpayers to foot a $1 billion bond in order to upgrade buildings. Superintendent Roger Leon made the announcement during a recent school board retreat, surprising observers because of the...

NJSPL – 15-Minute Neighborhoods: Lessons from Outside New Jersey

January 24, 2023

The purpose of 15-minute neighborhoods is to provide residents with access to frequent and reliable public transit, parks, schools, and other amenities and social services within a comfortable walk or bike ride. This spring, a graduate planning studio will explore how this model can be applied in Bridgeton, Cherry Hill, and Newark, New Jersey

New Heldrich report: Examining Funding Streams for Opportunity Youth in New Jersey

June 24, 2022

The report examines the development of New Jersey’s youth workforce system since the implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, including available funding for youth workforce development and the programs currently serving youth in New Jersey.

Hahne & Co. Building Panel, Tour in Newark Highlight City's Commitment to Redevelopment

November 8, 2016

In October Bloustein School faculty, alumni and students attended a PoP Topics panel discussion on dynamic redevelopment in Newark, NJ, held at the Rutgers Business School. Led by Professor David Listokin, the panel members each discussed their particular role in the...

Bloustein School, RU Press to celebrate New Jersey with new books by Bloustein School authors

November 21, 2014

The Bloustein School and Rutgers University Press announce the publication of three new “Jersey-focused” books by Bloustein School authors. James W. Hughes, Dean of the Bloustein School and Joseph J. Seneca, University Professor of Economics, have authored New...

Bloustein alumnus Manz to participate in TEDxBroadStreet event, Nov. 2

October 31, 2013

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Bloustein alumnus Emily Manz MCRP ’13, who lives in the Ironbound section and works as an Associate of Real Estate and Business Attraction at Brick City Development Corporation, will participate in the TEDxBroadStreet “Reach. Rise....

Have you met Newark? Bloustein alumnus gives tours of the city, disputes Newark’s “most unfriendly” status

September 27, 2013

Have you been to Newark recently? Bloustein alumnus Emily Manz MCRP ’13, who lives in the Ironbound section and works for Brick City Development Corp., never experienced Newark until long-time residents took her on a tour. Now, she gives her own tours of the city, its...