Month: February 2019

Walton R. Johnson

In January, 2019, Rutgers kicked off a year of celebrations to mark 100 years since the graduation of our famous alum, Paul Robeson. Yet, despite the hoopla, the university continues to neglect the needs of African-Americans in our state in a manner that is openly contemptuous of Robeson’s core ideas.

In the past generation, there has been a precipitous decline in enrollment of African-Americans.…

Mary Hawkesworth

Rutgers faculty are calling for an investment from the university to promote real diversity. The faculty union has called for the establishment of a $15-million fund for recruitment and retention of faculty from historically underrepresented groups. Further, the union has proposed the creation of an additional 100 minority graduate fellowships.

When graduate workers have the opportunity for study and scholarship, it deepens the pool of candidates for faculty positions.…

Leah Mishkin, Correspondent, NJTV News

“We lost $47 million last year in athletics. For that same money, we could have actually made Rutgers more affordable,” Hughes said. “So, again, it’s unconscionable when there’s an available alternative.”

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Sargeant, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

​“The CSS report recommends even more spending, and even more raids on student fees and the academic budget,’’ Killingsworth said. “If President Barchi has a shred of integrity left, he will stand up for the academic mission of the university, and stop this move to take even more money from students and academic programs.…

James M. O’Neill, North Jersey Record

“Their plan robs from our educational mission, gouges our students and saddles them with greater debt to subsidize a mismanaged Athletics program,” said Deepa Kumar, president of the union that represents 7,700 Rutgers faculty and graduate students who teach. “We need to restore the balance, and re-prioritize the academic mission.”…