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Biden Can Fix the Anti-Worker H-1B Immigration Visa Scam
The safeguards for immigrant workers in America’s largest guest-worker program are clearly deficient. Joe Biden has a clear roadmap, the legal authority, and the duty to right this wrong by taking executive action. Every April 1, the government decides, via lottery of...
Some towns look at consolidation, push back
With 564 municipalities and close to 700 school districts, the idea of sharing services in New Jersey seems logical. But it’s been met with continued resistance over the years by those who defend the sanctity of home rule. Marc Pfeifer, a senior policy fellow at...
Heldrich Center Receives Grants from Coleridge Initiative
The Heldrich Center is the recipient of two awards from the Coleridge Initiative, which will build on the progress made by state and federal governments to better connect education and workforce data systems to support more equitable educational outcomes
Bloustein School MHA team finishes among semi-finalists at Cleveland Clinic Case Competition
The Bloustein School team case was to analyze primary care market trends and figure out what is the best for healthcare systems—for example, to compete or collaborate with primary care disrupters.
PhD candidate Adam Scavette selected as finalist for WRSA Tiebout Prize
The annual award honors the best graduate student paper at the Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) Conference. At the Bloustein School, he is pursuing his dissertation on the topic, ” Essays in Urban and Regional Economics.”
Suspending students isn’t the answer. Restorative justice programs in schools are a better solution. | Opinion
Three million school students are suspended every year and over 100,000 are expelled for disruptive behaviors and other infractions. Last year, 56,000 students were suspended in New Jersey. Suspended and expelled students are missing millions of instructional days But...
New Jersey State Policy Lab: Release of “Evaluating Evaluations” Report
A New Jersey State Policy Lab report on evidence-based policymaking and program evaluation in New Jersey compares evidence-based practices related to workforce development, addiction services, and recidivism in New Jersey to practices in other states.
Dysfunction leaves NJ capital city in ‘crisis’ — but officials don’t want state help
The government in Trenton is in turmoil but local officials say they are not ready for state intervention. Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers, said the city council can ask the Local Government Services...
What does the interest rate hike mean for NJ consumers?
Looking to put the brakes on inflation the Federal Reserve has announced a quarter-point hike in its key rate, with several additional increases to follow. According to Rutgers University economist James Hughes, this begins a process that could have a profound impact...
Wanted: More money, more meaning, less burnout. What’s fueling the Great Resignation
The great job reevaluation trend does not show signs of stopping. Depending on the survey, anywhere from half to three-quarters of respondents say they plan to quit in 2022. Some of this is cyclical. During a recession, people tend to huddle in their jobs, and in a...
Commentary: As sanctions punish Russia for Ukraine invasion, local boycotts miss their intended target
Bloustein School faculty fellow and Co-Director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Linda Stamato writes how boycotts focusing on local franchises with apparent Russian connections -- to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine and its leadership...
Bloustein School undergraduate Christine Starozytnyk passed away on March 11
The school is saddened to share the news that Bloustein School undergraduate student Christine Starozytnyk (Bachelor of Science in Public Health student) passed away unexpectedly late last week. Our deepest condolences go out to her family and friends. Please keep them in your thoughts.
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PhD Colloquium: Turning a Dissertation into a Book
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Hiba Bou Akar, Associate Professor in the Urban Planning program at Columbia GSAPP. Her research focuses on planning in conflict and post-conflict cities, the question of urban security […]
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Bloustein Research Seminar Series: The place-based turn in U.S. federal policy (1990-2019): Implications for gentrification, racial stratification, & spatial inequality
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