Carl Van Horn, a public policy professor and director of Rutgers University’s Edward Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, cautioned that one piece of research doesn’t define a trend, but noted that shifts in labor market conditions were making short-term, high-skilled work more lucrative, just as generational preferences were likely increasing its prevalence.
From Fear to Freedom and Hope: Rafael Escalante (UG PP ’26)
Pursuing a college education and the American dream, Rafael Escalante departed the embattled South American nation and made his way to New Jersey Rafael Escalante escaped politically motivated persecution as a teenager in Venezuela to find his place – and a brighter...