Richard Ravitch, former Lieutenant Governor of New York will present the Alan M. Voorhees Distinguished Lecture, “The Tragedy of Transportation: Underfunding our Future” on Monday, November 11. The event will be held at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and...
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Shapiro, Borie-Holtz author “The Politics of Regulatory Reform”
Stuart Shapiro, associate professor and director of the Program in Public Policy, has authored book with Bloustein School instructor Debra Borie-Holtz. The book, The Politcs of Regulatory Reform, looks at why federal and state politicians have been so eager to pass...
Bloustein School seeking applications for two tenure-track faculty
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking to fill a full-time tenure-track faculty position in urban design and urban planning (urban design, sustainable design, sustainable development and...
Bloustein School honors Foglio, Benson as 2013 Alumni of the Year; inaugurates Hall of Fame
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce that Christiana R. Foglio MCRP ’86, president of Community Investment Strategies, Inc. and the Honorable Daniel R. Benson MPP ’99, Assemblyman, 14th District (D-NJ) have been selected as the Bloustein School Alumni...
Remembering Alan Rosenthal: video of memorial ceremony now available
On September 22, 2013 Professor Alan Rosenthal, a member of the Bloustein School’s public policy faculty who passed away in July, was honored at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Among the speakers were two former U.S. Senators, a number of Professor...
Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement announces fall “Rethinking the City” lecture series—Leigh Graham, September 30
The Bloustein School’s Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement has announced its fall 2013 lecture series, Rethinking the City, which seeks to promote how people and communities can shape the life and future of our cities in the face of today’s challenges and...
Grad School 101 videos help prospective students navigate graduate school application, financial aid process
Thinking about graduate school? The Bloustein School’s Coordinator of Graduate Student Services, Lynn Astorga, recently worked with Idealist, one of the largest on-line forums for people interested in careers, internships and graduate study in fields relating to...
NJTIP@Rutgers helps participants explore accessible public transit services in Middlesex County
NJTIP @ Rutgers, with support from the Alliance Center for Independence, hosted a “Get Going with Transit!” event in downtown New Brunswick on Thursday, September 19. More than twenty participants learned about accessible public transit services in Middlesex County,...
Penalosa and Pucher to discuss cycling, walking for sustainable cities, October 4
The Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center will present a discussion, Cycling and Walking for Healthy, Sustainable and Socially Just Cities, with internationally-recognized bicycling experts Guillermo ‘Gil’ Penalosa, Executive Director of the...
Bloustein School to present symposium on U.S. foreign policy in Middle East
Given the recent threat of a U.S. attack on Syria, it is both important and necessary to understand the U.S.’ approach to various countries in the Middle East. On Wednesday, September 18, the Bloustein School will present a panel discussion, “U.S. Foreign Policy in...