Bill to make county college council optional could fracture two-year schools, officials say
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — For a quarter century, New Jersey’s county colleges have banded together in…
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Bill to add political appointees to Rutgers board approved by Senate committee
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — A controversial bill to add more political appointees to Rutgers University’s board…
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Sweeney and Rutgers trustee face off over ‘hidden’ report on university governance
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger TRENTON — State Senate President Stephen Sweeney grilled the chairwoman of the Rutgers University…
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Former Kean U. women’s basketball coach sues after demotion to weight room
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger UNION — Two years ago, Michele Sharp was near the top of her profession….
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AlterNet Comics: Matt Davies Introduces the World’s Worst Commencement Speaker
By Matt Davies Debt from college loans speaks to grads.
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Assembly gets an earful on improving public higher education
By Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writer Public higher education in New Jersey badly needs changes to become more affordable,…
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College costs addressed at N.J. Higher Education Committee meeting held at Rowan
By Andy Polhamus/South Jersey Times GLASSBORO — Members of the state assembly’s Higher Education Committee visited Rowan Wednesday morning…
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$25,000 for a graduation speaker, no joke; but many schools get bang without bucks
By Patricia Alex, staff writer, The Record The graduating class of Kean University heard Darrell Hammond, a former “Saturday…
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Rutgers trustees call emergency meeting on bill to expand board of governors
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — The Rutgers Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to…
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Colleges Are Buying Stuff They Can’t Afford and Making Students Pay For It
By Michelle Chen With tuition costs more than doubling over the past generation, and student debt now exceeding $1…
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Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say
By David Leonhardt Some newly minted college graduates struggle to find work. Others accept jobs for which they feel…
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The Ripple Effects of Rising Student Debt
By Phyllis Korkkimay What are the roads not taken because students must take out loans for college? A collection…
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