Pennsylvania’s state universities to raise tuition 3 percent
By Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities, including West Chester and Cheyney, will raise tuition 3…
College Leaders Strive for Performance Measures That Fit Their Institutions
By Lee Gardner As policy makers demand more accountability from higher education, a group of higher-education leaders has been…
It’s a new day for higher ed in N.J.
Stronger higher education and medical schools lead to a stronger economy, and the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences…
American Intellectuals’ Widespread Failure to Stand Up to Billionaires and Authoritarian Power
The majority of intellectual work in the U.S. is actually helping to prop up our unjust distribution of wealth…
Booker proposes government-funded college accounts in run-up to Senate primary
By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Cory Booker today will release a plan…
College loan debt burden is growing for retirees
Graduates, co-signers find they can’t make payments By Ken Serrano Seventy-nine-year-old Richard Hessert’s golden years have turned to rust….
New Jersey colleges must reach higher to achieve excellence: Opinion
By Richard F. Keevey Higher Education is facing difficult times. The economy presents challenges to students, parents and universities;…
Sweeney: Rutgers Board of Trustees is unnecessary: Opinion
By Stephen Sweeney With the restructuring of our higher education landscape now complete, Rutgers University is poised to become…
Kevin Riordan: Sweeney’s vision for Rutgers trustees: Hold off
New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney insists that scrapping Rutgers’ board of trustees would bolster the independence of…
Failure to Stop Doubling of Student Loan Rates Sparks Call to Tackle Systemic Debt Crisis
The interest rate for federally subsidized student loans has doubled to 6.8 percent after Congress failed to reach a…
Sign of the times: Exit UMDNJ, enter Rowan
By David O’Reilly, Inquirer Staff Writer. As Sunday turned to Monday, the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford became…
Op-Ed: The Chancellor Who Can Transform Rutgers-Newark
Nancy Cantor comes to Rutgers by way of Syracuse University, where she determinedly promoted diversity and built strong ties…
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