The policy and political debates swirling around us have real implications for people in New Jersey. Perhaps the most talked about theme in our gubernatorial debates has been affordability — how do we make New Jersey a more affordable place to live? On the national...
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Roshard Williams MPP ’18
Roshard Williams, a second year MPP student at the Bloustein School, has been selected as a 2017 APPAM Equity & Inclusion Student Fellowship Recipient. Roshard is an alumnus of the University of South Florida, where he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's...
Report Outlines Pathways to Greenhouse Gas Cuts in New Jersey
New Jersey has met its near-term requirement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, but reaching its 2050 goal will require much deeper reductions to meet this goal, according to a report released today by researchers at the Rutgers Climate...
Eleven Bloustein students selected as Eagleton Graduate Fellows
Eleven Bloustein School graduate students were among the 27 fellows selected for the Eagleton Institute of Politics 60th class of Eagleton Fellows. Eight Master of Public Policy, one Master of City and Regional Planning, and two dual MPP/MCRP candidates are among the...
Franklin Township: State Resolution Opposes Northeast Supply Enhancement Project
According to a release from Williams researchers at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy estimate "the design and construction of the Northeast Supply Enhancement project will generate approximately $327 million in additional economic activity...
EJB students discuss MDGs, SDGs, peacekeeping and more at UN visit
by Maheen Rashid, MPP '18 How can international development policy be implemented when actors and agents are in a constant state of flux? Have the caveats of past interventions of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) been mitigated and acknowledged for the success...
MPP student's op-ed selected by NJSpotlight as one of "2016 Best Op-eds"
An op-ed by Amy Dunford MPP '17, which originally appeared in NJSpotlight in August 2016, was chosen as one of the publication's "2016 Best Op-Eds." The piece, "Earned Sick Leave a Lifeline for Survivors of Domestic Violence," was republished in December 2016. The...
Associate Professor Andrea Hetling Named University Chancellor's Scholar
One of the initiatives of the Rutgers-New Brunswick Strategic Plan in 2015 was the creation of a Chancellor's Excellence Fund, which calls for the designation of a select group of faculty members at the associate professor level as “Chancellor’s Scholars.” These...
Bloustein students meet with UN officials to discuss peacekeeping operations, SDGs
In keeping with Rutgers’s motto of “Jersey Roots, Global Reach,” Bloustein students had the opportunity to visit the United Nations headquarters in April to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN’s role in peacekeeping throughout the world. Arranged by...
Bill Cesanek MCRP '77 discusses work of APA Water Task Force in new feature by American Planning Association
Bill Cesanek MCRP '77, AICP, Vice President at CDM Smith and Chair of APA's Water Task Force, talks about the state of water issues in planning and provides an update on the work of the Water Task Force in a video feature by the American Planning Association. ...