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.
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Journalism, not-for-profit style: the news we need (by, for and with those who need it)
“ I have complete confidence in the response and dedication of our citizens whenever they are fully informed.” So said President John F. Kennedy in remarks delivered at the American Newspaper Publishers Association gathering in 1961. JFK went on to recall...
Rutgers Students Attend Clinton Global Initiative University
Loan Dao, Channing Bickford and Virginie Nadimi, urban planning graduate students at the Bloustein School of Public Planning and Policy, are conducting bicycle safety and sustainability outreach in New Brunswick through their commitment, “Spokes.” Rutgers Today, March...
McKenna, Watson are recipients of new Gallagher Family Fellowship
Rutgers Universlty’s New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance is pleased to announce the establishment of the James J. Gallagher Family Fellowship and recognize the first recipients of the fellowship. The new fellowship will allow graduate students from Rutgers...
What makes New Jersey great, and what could make it better? Share your ideas!
What quality of life improvements do you think New Jersey needs the most? Over the next 10 weeks, a partnership between Together North Jersey, the Star-Ledger and NJ.com seeks to gather input from the community about their priorities and what NJ needs most. Read the...
NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance offers recommendations to help NJ better prepare for climate change
Calls for establishment of statewide working group to address those most at risk A mix of policymakers, public and private sector practitioners, academics, nongovernmental organizations and business leaders has issued recommendations to help New Jersey better prepare...
Valuing Natural Capital and Ecosystems Services: The Sixth Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference, June 13, 2014
Registration is now open for the sixth annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference, “Valuing Natural Capital and Ecosystems Servcies.” It will be held on Friday, June 13 at the Cook Campus Center on the Rutgers University’s New Brunswick Campus, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ...
Rutgers Forecast: New Jersey’s recovery still trails its neighbors and nation, with ‘moderate’ job growth expected
While a difficult winter has depressed job growth early in 2014, New Jersey actually has experienced slight improvement over a comparable period last year, according to Nancy Mantell, director of the Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON). But Mantell predicts the...
Richard Florida, senior editor for The Atlantic, to present Bloustein School’s graduate convocation keynote
As part of Rutgers University’s 248th anniversary commencement ceremonies, the Bloustein School will be holding the 11th Convocation celebration of the graduate program on Saturday, May 17 at 3 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center, Douglass Campus, New Brunswick, NJ....
Bloustein alum is finalist for Service To America Medal
Sara Meyers (MPP 2009) has been named as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals in the Call to Service category. The Call to Service Medal recognizes a federal employee whose professional achievements reflect the important contributions that a...