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New report identifies current and future training needs of public transportation industry
The Federal Transit Administration commissioned the National Transit Institute to conduct a study to assess and codify the public transportation industry’s training practices, interests, and priorities and determine training needs
Dean Vonu Thakuriah named a Women in Business, Higher Education Influencer by ROI-NJ
Bloustein School Dean Vonu Thakuriah was named to the ROI-NJ's 2021 Women in Business, Higher Education Influencers list on March 26. "Thakuriah is a thought leader on smart, socially just and sustainable transport — as well as urban informatics, or the analytics of...
National political and policy check in: The first two months of the Biden Administration
A discussion about where we stand two months into the Biden Administration plus the vaccine rollout, the American Rescue Plan, the HR1 Voting Rights Act, the infrastructure investment bill and regulation.
Thoughts on the women’s recession: Comparing attitudes about the economy, politics, and families during the pandemic
Data from the latest Work Trends survey suggests women are more concerned about economically supporting themselves or their families and have higher stress, as compared to men.
NJ Transit launches VAXRIDE with assistance from NJTIP@Rutgers
On March 10 NJ TRANSIT announced its VAXRIDE Initiative to support New Jerseyans in their efforts to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
These were the in-demand industries that survived the pandemic
Even after businesses were allowed to partially re-open in late spring last year, many wound up going bankrupt, closing their doors forever. But there have been exceptions. Carl Van Horn, the director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers...
2021: 3/22 Racial Memory, Woodrow Wilson, and the Making of the Nation
3/22 Racial Memory, Woodrow Wilson, and the Making of the Nation (recording not available) Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway presented a discussion of the role that race played in shaping the leadership and political world view of Woodrow Wilson. As the...
The love story of two Irish immigrants is a lesson on America | Opinion
This is a sad story with a happy ending. It is a story of a young Irish girl who came to America — under a cloud of suspicion to some, but a savior to her family. She came in steerage, sick to her stomach. It is also a story of a young Irish lad who was placed...
Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
Academics, students and activists met to discuss the CROWN Act and the discrimination that Black women and men encounter because of their hair.
Commentary: Learning democracy: We need civic education in schools and colleges
New Jersey is on a path to mandate civic education, with pending legislation that directs all boards of education to provide study in civics in the state’s middle schools. This initiative comes as part of a push, nationally, by politicians, teachers,...
Faculty Profile: Will Payne
Dr. Payne sought to combine data and digital mapping to examine the downstream effects of upscale consumption space on urban life and housing markets.
NextDoor Promised Changes To Make Its App Less Discriminatory. Has The App’s Culture Improved?
NextDoor, the neighborhood app that is intended to operate like a coffee shop bulletin, has fostered a community that can occasionally be less than neighborly. User complaints began to surface surrounding the nationwide George Floyd protests last summer that content...
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