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Rutgers Report Seeks to Reconnect Newark Students with Educational Opportunities
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, total postsecondary enrollment in colleges and universities in New Jersey fell 6.7% from the spring of 2022, higher than the national drop of 4.1%.
Bloustein School welcomes three new faculty members in 2024
The Bloustein School is pleased to welcome three new faculty members to the teaching ranks in the fall of 2024.
NJSPL – Reengaging COVID-Disconnected College Students
The New Jersey State Policy Lab, in collaboration with the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), has released a new report that examines barriers and opportunities to reengaging COVID-disconnected college students ages 18 to 26 in Newark, NJ.
Unilever to move headquarters out of Englewood Cliffs next year
Suburban office campuses more broadly have switched to urban corporate centers in places like Manhattan, Jersey City and Hoboken, a reversal of the trend seen in the 1980s, said James Hughes, dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
Kathe Newman Joins Provost Leadership Research Fellowship
Kathe Newman has been selected to join the Provost Leadership Research Fellowship at the Chancellor-Provost Office for the Fall ’24 and Spring ’25 terms.
Bloustein public policy undergrad named to New Brunswick BOE
Ashley Caldwell, a public policy at the Bloustein School, has been tapped to fill a vacant seat on the New Brunswick Board of Education after serving as a student representative during her senior year of high school.
NJSPL – Is Property Assessed Clean Energy a White Windfall
As part of an ongoing clean energy research project, Dr. Winecoff will be examining California’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, first developed and launched in 2009, to identify policy recommendations that can inform New Jersey stakeholders and policymakers as the Garden State begins to implement their own recently approved PACE program.
Stamato Commentary: Colleges and universities should maintain neutrality amid campus protests
Linda Stamato explains that Rutgers University and many other institutions have historically upheld a principle of institutional neutrality in political matters, a stance dating back to the Vietnam War era. Presidents like Mason Gross and Edward J. Bloustein maintained that while the university as an entity should not take official positions on public issues, it would support individual freedoms of expression.
Murphy Waives NJ Transit Fares Aug 26 to Sept 2
Gov. Phil Murphy announced a transit fare holiday for all customers from Monday, Aug. 26 through Monday, Sept. 2.
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“Not everyone bothers to take advantage of the opportunity to switch,” said Clinton Andrews, professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers University and director of its Center for Urban Policy Research (which has research contracts with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities).
After ex-N.J. mayor’s indictment, city revising rules that could help pay for her defense
But specifically adding criminal matters is “unusual,” said Marc Pfieffer, associate director of Rutgers University’s Center for Planning and Public Policy at Bloustein Local.
“But these are also unusual circumstances in Camden,” Pfieffer said.
NJSPL – Introducing the Promising Practices Project
The Promising Practices Project (PPP) aims to identify and document innovative teaching and learning practices that have successfully accelerated learning in K-12 schools across New Jersey. This project seeks to catalog and disseminate innovative, impactful, and replicable strategies that can enhance student learning statewide.
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