No costs yet on union of Rowan, Rutgers
By Jason Method, Statehouse Bureau. TRENTON — New Jersey’s higher education chief declined Tuesday to provide estimates for how…
Robert Barchi is named Rutgers University president
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger Rutgers University President Richard McCormick, left, will be succeeded by Robert L. Barchi, right. NEW…
Merger of NJ Universities Moves Closer, Despite Lack of Any Details
College presidents say compromise is in works for Rowan merger with Rutgers-Camden By Colleen O’Dea New Jersey legislators are…
Senate committee boss: Christie’s delay on pricing N.J. higher ed reorganization is ‘insulting’
By Jarrett Renshaw/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON — The head of the Senate Budget Committee called it “insulting” that the Christie administration has…
Rowan U.’s Takeover Of Rutgers Camden Is, In The Biblical Sense, A Covetous Act
By William Fitzgerald AT RUTGERS Camden, it has become the new normal to begin each day checking the latest…
Over 20 Years, State Support for Public Higher Education Fell More Than 25 Percent
Adjusted for inflation, state support for each full-time public-college student declined by 26.1 percent from 1990 to 2010, forcing…
The Other Debt Crisis
Public universities will take on more debt as states decrease spending on capital projects By Kevin Kiley Christine Wilda’s…
A method to Rut-Row merger madness?
The costs of forcing a divorce between Rutgers and Camden, and arranging a marriage between the campus and Rowan…
N.J. Democrats seek cost estimate on university merger
Associated Press TRENTON — Democrats on a state Senate panel are hoping to get a better idea about how…
Big variable for proposed Rutgers-Rowan merger: cost
TRENTON — Critics, including a U.S. senator, are convinced that a main motivation behind a plan to merge Rutgers…
University merger lacking in consensus
Rowan, Rutgers plan creates division By Eileen Stilwell […] “The problem is we are not at the table. Our…
Ramapo College president: N.J. colleges crumbling under cuts
As we set our sights on commencement, less than two months away, I am reminded of the many touching…
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