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…
Long Rutgers board meeting ends with short protest over tuition costs and restructuring plan
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — Under Rutgers University’s rules, if an issue is not on the…
Higher ed merger plan is promising, but it’s not ready yet
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Even by Trenton standards, Monday’s hearing on the promising plan to reshape higher education was…
The bill to reorganize New Jersey’s universities passes a Senate committee
By Matt Katz. Inquirer Trenton Bureau. TRENTON – Political support solidified behind the proposed reorganization of the state’s higher…
Legislators compose latest version of N.J. college restructure plan
By Jarrett Renshaw and Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — After a long and stormy session, state legislators cobbled…
Long-awaited university merger costs expected at Monday hearing
By Patricia Alex. Staff Writer. The Record. Closed-door negotiations continued as lawmakers hashed out changes to a bill that…
Labor unions to endorse N.J. university merger bill
By Angela Delli Santi. The Associated Press. TRENTON — Labor leaders representing 30,000 workers from all the unions that…
Update: Lawmakers would push higher education merger to 2013 but financials remain vague
By Patricia Alex. Staff Writers. The Record. The potentially costly reorganization of some of the state’s largest public universities…
Voters may decide fate of record $750M bond referendum for college construction projects
By Jarrett Renshaw/Statehouse Bureau Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger”If we are serious about improving higher education, this is not enough,” said Senate…
Sheila Oliver, Cory Booker strike deal to support N.J. higher education merger
By Jarrett Renshaw and Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver and Newark Mayor Cory Booker…
Sponsors: N.J. college restructuring won’t cost taxpayers a dime – for now
By Jarrett Renshaw/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — The sponsors of the controversial proposal to reshuffle the state’s colleges and medical…
State looking at bond referendum for colleges
By Patricia Alex. Staff Writer. The Record. State lawmakers are hashing out a plan to put a referendum on…
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