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Red Bank: Rethinking Shrewsbury Avenue

Held at the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center on Drs. James Parker Boulevard, the session was led by graduate students in urban planning at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. They’re participating in a “design studio”...

Jason Redd joins Bloustein School Advisory Board

Jason Redd, Esq. BS (Public Health) ‘01, MCRP ’04 has joined the Bloustein School Advisory Board, Bloustein School Dean Piyushimita “Vonu” Thakuriah recently announced.

Rutgers professors co-sign 'climate emergency' report

A “climate emergency” has been declared in a new report signed by 11,258 academics from around the world, including two professors from Rutgers University, according to an article in The Washington Post.  Michael Lahr, a research professor at the Edward J....

Rutgers professors co-sign ‘climate emergency’ report

A “climate emergency” has been declared in a new report signed by 11,258 academics from around the world, including two professors from Rutgers University, according to an article in The Washington Post.  Michael Lahr, a research professor at the Edward J. Bloustein...

Red Bank "magic wand" ideas sought

Here’s a ‘magic wand’ question for you: if you could instantly transform Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank, what would it become? Ditto for creating direct access to the Navesink River from Broad Street: what’s your dream? Borough residents and other interested parties...

Red Bank “magic wand” ideas sought

Here’s a ‘magic wand’ question for you: if you could instantly transform Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank, what would it become? Ditto for creating direct access to the Navesink River from Broad Street: what’s your dream? Borough residents and other interested parties...

Lots of Job Hunting, but No Job, Despite Low Unemployment

"The longer you are unemployed, the more stigma is attached," said Carl Van Horn, the founding director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. Black people and older Americans are more likely to find themselves among the long-term...

We need a social justice movement for older workers

This Friday, as it does every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the unemployment rate for September 2019. Likely, it will remain close to its current 3.7 percent, and a mix of analysts, talking heads, and politicians, will discuss the still tight...

Should all Americans be required to serve?

The debate about whether the United States should bring back the military draft is already underway. Should the nation broaden it to explore a mandatory requirement for service missions as well? Linda Stamato of the Bloustein School's Center for Negotiation and...

How to teach your child to love her own hair

Mothers generally have a huge influence on their daughter’s life, and so do other female role models like big sisters, aunties and even educators. This includes the area of hair care. We asked life health strategist, Dr Patti O’Brien-Richardson, for tips on how to...

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Bloustein Career Development Specialists Cheryl Egan and Andrea Garrido will be in a Zoom Room on Monday's beginning January 22, 2024 (excluding holidays and spring break) to answer questions, provide […]