Higher Ed News

By The Auditor/The Star-Ledger Maybe they should visit the emergency room. After all, Republican lawmakers have been oddly tongue-tied…

By Star-Ledger Editorial Board For decades, New Jersey’s higher education system has taken one blow after another. Funds have…

By Drew Sheneman/The Star-Ledger George Norcross has done a lot of good for New Jersey. He’s been a progressive…

By Tom Moran/ The Star-Ledger New Jersey has several good public colleges and universities. But they are not great,…

 Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerRonald Giaconia, Emeritus, Rutgers Board of Trustees, address the board members Wednesday. NEWARK — In a letter to…

Angela Delli Santi. The Associated Press. TRENTON, N.J. – A Rutgers University faculty group said Thursday the schools’ governing…

Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist Even before its botched unveiling, the proposed shotgun wedding of Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University left…

By James Osborne and Joelle Farrell, Inquirer Staff Writers. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The two boards that oversee Rutgers…

In rare joint meeting, actions by governors and trustees expected to slow down restructuring bill By Tara Nurin After…

By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist What the combined boards of Rutgers trustees and governors did Wednesday made no sense. Within…

By Patricia Alex. Staff Writer. The Record. The governing boards of Rutgers University symbolically flexed their muscles on Wednesday,…

By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — Rutgers University’s two governing boards approved a plan today that will…