According to the report, more than 59,300 students in New Jersey earned an associate or bachelor’s degree during the 2023–2024 academic year—a 0.5% decrease from the previous year.
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Undergraduate Students
Moving Higher Ed Online: Costs of COVID and a Recession
Stuart Shapiro and Marc Weiner discuss the changes to the landscape of higher education following the pandemic and the ensuing recession, and the new reality of online education.
Students gain intellectual, professional, and personal opportunities from senior projects
Each fall, Bloustein School professor Frank Popper leads a senior seminar class for planning and public policy (PPP) majors at the Bloustein School. “The main goal of the course,” said Dr. Popper “Is for a student to engage his or her imagination to produce original...
EJB to host 2014 NCADD Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk,” March 25
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will co-sponsor the 2014 NCADD Legislative Event Annual Policy Forum, “Marijuana: A Complicated Issue. Let’s Talk” on...
Rutgers Future Healthcare Administrators to present “A Day in the Life of an Administrator,” March 27
The Bloustein School’s public health major (832, 832D) prepares students for graduate education in public health and the health professions, and for entry-level positions in a broad spectrum of private and public health organizations. Students enrolled in the public...
First annual PANJAAPOR Student Paper Competition, plenary speaker, and reception, March 25
The PA/NJ chapter of AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) is holding its first annual student paper competition followed by a cocktail reception and plenary speaker on Tuesday, March 25 from 3:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the Annenberg School for...
Bloustein School graduates 275 undergraduates, 104 masters and 4 Ph.D.s in 2013 convocation ceremonies
UNDERGRADUATE CONVOCATION As part of Rutgers University’s 247th anniversary commencement ceremonies, the Bloustein School held its first-ever undergraduate convocation ceremony for public health and planning & public policy majors on Thursday, May 16. In its...
Mapping cigarette butts… a project by Bloustein Community Mapping class
Bloustein lecturer Dr. Wansoo Im and his Community Mapping class recently organized an event to map cigarette butts on the College Ave Campus. The mission was to determine if there was a correlation between the availability and condition of cigarette receptacles to...
Students reflect on alternative spring break to explore public health systems in Nicaragua
Each spring, Rutgers students participate in a variety of Alternative Spring Break Trips – from New Orleans to the Dominican Republic, engaging their hearts and minds in service-learning. For the fifth consecutive year, RHS-H.O.P.E.(Rutgers Health Services -Health...
Rutgers and UMDNJ Host Global Health Fair Showcasing Students
Rutgers undergraduates and students from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey stood side-by-side on Wednesday, November 27 presenting health-related research at a global health fair – the first public collaborative event since legislation was enacted...