Economist James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, explained that New Jersey’s economy has struggled from a number of causes since the recession. “New Jersey got hit hard by the contraction in the financial sector — especially along the Hudson River Gold Coast,” said Hughes. “In terms of employment, that sector has been dead in the water.”
Rutgers Scholarship to Carry on Roberto Muñiz’s Legacy of Opening Doors for Students
Roberto Muñiz, the longtime president and CEO of Parker Health Group, will leave a legacy at Rutgers that reflects his own journey as a first-generation college student: an endowed scholarship designed to help students overcome financial barriers to higher education....