In the footsteps of Lincoln? Obama and public higher education
By Linda Stamato/NJ Voices Before the State of the Union message, there was speculation about what President Obama would…
University Hospital in Newark at a crossroads, prepares to split from UMDNJ
By Kelly Heyboer and Dan Goldberg/ The Star-Ledger NEWARK —The well-worn automatic door between the waiting room and emergency…
Colleges Become Major Front in Fight Over Carrying Guns
By Richard Perez-Pena and Susan Saulny BOULDER, Colo. — Public colleges and universities have become a major front in…
We are Watching
Legislation can move quickly in Trenton or take eons to even be considered. AFTNJ leaders and staff attend Senate…
AFTNJ Support for Student Campaign for Tuition Equity
AFTNJ leaders and locals are speaking out in support of state legislation to allow in-state tuition at state colleges…
Obama’s college-cost website pulls back the veil on N.J. tuitions
By Kathleen O’Brien/The Star-Ledger You know college costs are out of whack when they are center stage in the…
Rowan extends its president’s contract to 2017
Story Highlights Rowan University’s trustees extended President Ali Houshmand’s contract into 2017 on Wednesday. The board also approved four…
Health Insurance and Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty could benefit from the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but presumably only those in cases…
Obama’s Accreditation Proposals Surprise Higher-Education Leaders
By Eric Kelderman, Washington President Obama didn’t mention accreditation in his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening….
Transparency Consensus
By Libby A. Nelson WASHINGTON — A proposal to require states to collect and disseminate data on college graduates’…
Rejecting the New Normal
By Colleen Flaherty Professors pushed back against what they called the “new normal” of higher education – namely that…
AFTNJ Report Back from CFHE Conference
The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE) is a grassroots national campaign to support quality higher education. CFHE’s…
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