Policy Fellow Linda Stamato discusses the importance of libraries in the current era of book bans and censorship. It emphasizes the need to celebrate all libraries, regardless of their size or location, as they play a vital role in providing access to diverse...
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Stamato Op-Ed: NJ needs public banking
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato argues for the establishment of a public bank in New Jersey, emphasizing the potential benefits it could bring to the state's economy and communities. She highlights how public banks, unlike commercial banks, prioritize local interests by...
Stamato Commentary: Words to live by, from the commencement podium
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato discusses the powerful messages delivered during recent commencement speeches in her latest piece published online at MorristownGreen.com. She highlights key themes and memorable quotes from various speakers, emphasizing the importance of...
Barchi Co-investigator on $3M NIH Grant to Uncover Barriers to Conducting HIV Research in Africa
Rutgers has received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a four-year study to explore the legal and ethical barriers to conducting HIV research with youth populations in central, east, west and southern Africa. The goal of researchers...
The Launch of the Long Game
Policy Fellow Linda Stamato argues that colleges and universities need to shift their focus from short-term goals for their graduates. This means that instead of simply providing students with the skills they need to get their first job, institutions should also focus...
Stamato Commentary for National Library Week: Books should be celebrated, not banned
By Linda Stamato Across the nation, folks are using the power of the state to limit access to books, pressuring libraries to take books out of circulation. Indeed, removing books from libraries has nearly doubled since 2021! And school boards continue to face demands...
A Push for More Oversight of New Jersey’s Colleges
Proposed legislation would enforce financial transparency for public institutions after one university nearly collapsed. Some say the bills are redundant, others that they don’t go far enough. Linda Stamato, former chair of the Board of Governors at Rutgers, the...
Social media needs rules
Social media platforms have imploded with misinformation and hate. Linda Stamato, co-founder of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and Policy Fellow at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, makes a case for some sort of regulation and a...
Christians, please listen. There is no national religion in America.
Senior Policy Fellow Linda Stamato writes about the threat to the separation of church and state in this opinion piece published by nj.com "The Founding Fathers abhorred the concept of a national religion. They believed that state support would in the long run, harm,...
Commentary: Donate an organ, save a life
Every nine minutes, though, another person is added to the waiting list. While 169 million people in the United States were registered as donors as of 2021, not everyone who registers is able to donate. In fact, only three in 1,000 people die in a way that allows...