Democrats split on school merger plan
The shift by two party members makes it almost certain that the N.J. bill will pass. By Angela Delli…
Democratic division: Assembly to weigh budget with higher education overhaul, despite group’s protests
By Jarrett Renshaw/Statehouse Bureau. TRENTON — The Assembly Budget Committee will consider the sweeping and controversial overhaul of the…
N.J. budget may snag on controversy over colleges
By Matt Katzand James Osborne, Inquirer Trenton Bureau. TRENTON – The state’s proposed $32 billion budget got caught up…
Stile: Questions hold up N.J. higher-ed merger plan
By Charles Stile. Columnist. The higher education task force led by former Gov. Thomas H. Kean was wrapping up…
Lawmakers push for details on merger plan
By Patricia Alex and Melissa Hayes. Staff Writers. The Record. For months lawmakers, power brokers and other interested parties…
New Jersey’s universities need a hero
Adam F. Scales is a professor at Rutgers School of Law-Camden. When I testified before a state Senate committee…
Rutgers to be dismembered in political ploy
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist New Jersey deserves better. Today, the embarrassing political assault on one of the state’s few…
Rutgers board shows little respect for the public’s voice
By Bob Ingle Rutgers University has a nifty rule that says if an issue is not on the agenda,…
N.J. Senate postpones vote on Rutgers-Rowan-UMDNJ merger, more changes to be released later
By Jarrett Renshaw and Kelly Heyboer/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The state Senate will not vote on the controversial higher…
Rutgers-Rowan vote postponed amid Democratic insurgency
Amid a hectic day of haggling over the budget at the Statehouse, the planned vote on the biggest restructuring…
Memo: Merger saves money
N.J. Treasury Dept. sees an end to duplicative university functions. By Matt Katz, Inquirer Trenton Bureau. Arriving days after…
On Eve of Senate Vote, Restructuring Still Finds Few Friends at Rutgers, Rowan
Lack of solid financial data continues to haunt process, leaving stakeholders to resort to best guesses By Tara Nurin…
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