Booker proposes government-funded college accounts in run-up to Senate primary
By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Cory Booker today will release a plan…
College loan debt burden is growing for retirees
Graduates, co-signers find they can’t make payments By Ken Serrano Seventy-nine-year-old Richard Hessert’s golden years have turned to rust….
New Jersey colleges must reach higher to achieve excellence: Opinion
By Richard F. Keevey Higher Education is facing difficult times. The economy presents challenges to students, parents and universities;…
Sweeney: Rutgers Board of Trustees is unnecessary: Opinion
By Stephen Sweeney With the restructuring of our higher education landscape now complete, Rutgers University is poised to become…
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Kindly Fund Research into Student-Worn Bracelets Monitoring Teacher Effectiveness
By Kristen Gwynne The Gates just keep pumping money into educational research teachers don’t want or need. Bill and…
Kevin Riordan: Sweeney’s vision for Rutgers trustees: Hold off
New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney insists that scrapping Rutgers’ board of trustees would bolster the independence of…
Failure to Stop Doubling of Student Loan Rates Sparks Call to Tackle Systemic Debt Crisis
The interest rate for federally subsidized student loans has doubled to 6.8 percent after Congress failed to reach a…
Sign of the times: Exit UMDNJ, enter Rowan
By David O’Reilly, Inquirer Staff Writer. As Sunday turned to Monday, the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford became…
Op-Ed: The Chancellor Who Can Transform Rutgers-Newark
Nancy Cantor comes to Rutgers by way of Syracuse University, where she determinedly promoted diversity and built strong ties…
Saying No to Teach for America
By Lauren Ingeno If a university enrolls and charges students to study in degree programs to become teachers or…
Why Have Student Loans At All? Let’s Get the Burdens of Debt off College Students’ Backs — And Make Wall St. Pick Up the Tab
Higher education used to be free for millions of Americans. A transaction tax on the financial houses would make…
Rowan hires 60 faculty as research becomes a priority
By Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writer Students at Rowan University might not immediately notice the school’s new “research” designation…
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