Month: February 2016

By William B. Harvey

It may appear to outside observers that colleges and universities have made tremendous progress in regard to racial attitudes and practices over the past several decades. Certainly, their brochures and other public-relations materials would lead to this conclusion, as do the messages on their websites and social-media platforms. But the intensity and frequency of demonstrations conducted by students of color at campuses across the nation during the last few months do not reconcile with the sense of racial harmony that the institutions have attempted to convey.…

By Meir Rinde

Making a college education out-of-reach financially encourages students to attend school elsewhere — and they rarely return

The high cost of college and the staggering burden of student loan debt have spurred a variety of funding initiatives and policy plans at the national and state levels, from lottery-funded merit scholarships to proposed major expansions of federal subsidies.…

By Jonathan Lai, Staff Writer

Rowan University is preparing to take the first steps toward creating a medical school campus in Atlantic City, extending the footprint of its growing medical programs and potentially tapping a new student base there.

Rowan trustees are set to vote Wednesday on a feasibility study to explore an Atlantic City partnership between the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and AtlantiCare.…

By Joe Carlson New Jersey Herald

NEWTON — Experiencing fewer than projected credit hours with the expectation of further enrollment decline, Sussex County Community College will lay off more than 20 employees effective June 30, the end of its fiscal year.

In making the announcement to the college community Friday afternoon, college President Jon Connolly said the workforce reduction is necessary to stabilize the college’s financial position.…