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Announcing the Passing of Arlene Pashman, CUPR Senior Editor
Arlene Pashman, a long-time senior editor for the Center for Urban Policy Research (CUPR), passed away on March 1, 2025 after a brief illness. Arlene retired from the Bloustein School in May 2011.
Do Party Chairmen Still Hold Power in New Jersey Now That the Party Line Is Gone?
Political analyst Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at Rutgers University who has studied the county line’s effects, argues that while the change is a step toward fairness, party chairmen retain significant sway. “The line’s removal weakens their ability to directly control ballot placement, but these leaders still command loyalty, fundraising networks, and grassroots operations,” Rubin said. “They’ve lost a tool, not their toolbox.”
People, Policy, Planning, Place, Product: Lessons from a City Planner
Dr. Pipas discussed the importance of well-being and drivers of burnout for all health professionals. By applying evidence-based well-being strategies to advance personal health, she sought to help professionals create their own personal health improvement plan (PHIP) to sustain well-being over a lifetime.
County conventions were all the rage in NJ. Now candidates are skipping out.
“The fact that so many people are choosing not to go through the process really highlights just how powerful the county line itself is in determining who wins the primary, putting aside all that other stuff,” said Julia Sass Rubin, a Rutgers professor whose research was cited in overturning the line. “The candidates feel like they can afford to do this now. They don’t have to drop out if they’re not the favorite daughter or son, and they don’t have to go through the process of getting endorsed.”
Parsippany office building, part of a ‘dying breed,’ sells for $10.2 million
James Hughes, an economist at Rutgers University, told NorthJersey.com that white-collar jobs in banking and finance have become saturated after a two-year hiring spree that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Crowley discusses the benefits of divorce after the age of 50 for women in Woman’s World Magazine in March 2025
“When I spoke to the women, they pinpointed three areas where they thought their divorces benefited them,” she reveals. “The first was independence—freedom to make their own decisions—while the next biggest positive was their ability to get away from their ex’s toxic behaviors.” The third key benefit is something we can all take inspiration from: feeling happier with life overall.
NJSPL: Affordable Housing Database for Older Adults in NJ
A collaboration between the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration addressed this gap by compiling a census of all housing apartments available for older adults with low income. The census is available to the public to view here and includes a searchable database and an interactive map of New Jersey, representing existing and potential assisted living program sites throughout the state.
Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. Here’s What Can
Major widening projects “lock us into decades of infrastructure that doesn’t build the future we want—or doesn’t build the future I want,” Ralph says. Often, she says, that money would be better spent investing in reliable and expansive train networks, better mass transit or safe walking and biking paths.
Barchi Explores Adolescent Behaviors in Botswana
While logistical barriers might be easily addressed, perceived barriers, including negative staff attitudes and behaviors towards adolescents, require concerted and collaborative efforts by educators, health professionals, and policy makers to change.
JPMorgan to lay off 121 employees in Jersey City office
James Hughes, an economist at Rutgers University, told NorthJersey.com that white-collar jobs in banking and finance have become saturated after a two-year hiring spree that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.
The benefit of retaining home-health aides
“The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development is excited to partner with the New Jersey Department of Human Services on this program to expand the state’s pipeline of certified home-health aides and provide training for those who are already working in this critically important field,” said Carl Van Horn, director of the center and a professor at Rutgers University.
Will NJ taxpayers get help from Trump, Congress on expiring $10K SALT tax deduction?
“If it gets lifted to $20,000, that’s really going to be inclusive to a lot more places,” said Marc Pfeiffer, a senior policy fellow at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, who studies local government in New Jersey