Rutgers - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Coltrane Stansbury MPP '04 selected as 2017 NASPAA Alumni Spotlight Award honoree

October 26, 2017

NASPAA recently announced that Coltrane Stansbury MPP '04 was selected for a 2017 Alumni Spotlight Award. The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) is the membership association of graduate programs in public administration,...

Bloustein undergrad Sarah Lin EJB '18 enjoys challenges, opportunities of 2017 PPIA Junior Summer Institute

October 17, 2017

The Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) is a not-for-profit that has been supporting efforts to increase diversity in public service for over 30 years. The goal of the PPIA Fellowship Program is to help undergraduate students achieve master's...

Former Pa. Governor Edward Rendell to discuss state of America's infrastructure at 2017 Florio Distinguished Lecture

April 5, 2017

Former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell (2003-11) will present the 2017 Gov. James J. Florio Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Public Policy Lecture on Monday, April 17, 4:00 p.m., at the Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, Civic Square Building, 33...

An appreciation: Paul Tractenberg, a scholar and teacher in service to the public good

March 28, 2017

How does a public university differ from a private one? In many ways, perhaps, the differences are barely discernible, but in one particular way, a public research university is distinctive: Its commitment to the public service. Land grant universities, particularly,...

Bloustein School lands 2 NJBiz Power 100 list

February 16, 2017

Congratulations to Bloustein School senior policy fellow Christopher J. Paladino, RC’82, CLAW’85, president of the New Brunswick Development Corporation, and instructor Bob Sommer GSNB '84, CEO of Awsom Associates LLC, who were named as NJBIZ Power 100: The 100 most...

Engaging public health beyond the classroom: Kofi Addo (EJB 2017)

August 17, 2016

Kofi Addo’s formative years growing up with extended family in Ghana helped shape his interest in how societal and environmental factors play fundamental roles in shaping the health outcomes of individuals. A self-described bibliophile born in Morristown, NJ who finds...

Associate Professor Andrea Hetling Named University Chancellor's Scholar

June 20, 2016

One of the initiatives of the Rutgers-New Brunswick Strategic Plan in 2015 was the creation of a Chancellor's Excellence Fund, which calls for the designation of a select group of faculty members at the associate professor level as “Chancellor’s Scholars.” These...

Rutgers at 250: Professor chronicles university's triumphs and scandals

December 27, 2015

A Q&A with Paul G. E. Clemens, a veteran Rutgers history professor, author of "Rutgers since 1945: A History of the State University of New Jersey," NJ.com, December 27

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,...

Annual Bike/Ped Summit to be held at Bloustein School, Feb. 21

February 17, 2015

The New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition and the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University will host the Sixth Annual NJ Bike & Walk Summit on Saturday, February 21 from 8:00...