Rutgers-UMDNJ merger gets $12.5M boost from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will donate $12.5 million to Rutgers…
NJ Needs to Step Up Future Funding for Higher Education, University Presidents Warn
State’s colleges educating 55,000 more students with $303 million less state money than in 2006 By Mark J. Magyar…
Rutgers president: School to cover $76.3M merger costs by curbing programs, putting off maintenance
By Anthony Campisi, State House Bureau, The Record. Faced with a projected cost of more than $75 million to…
College Graduates Fare Well in Jobs Market, Even Through Recession
Is college worth it? Given the growing price tag and the frequent anecdotes about jobless graduates stuck in their…
Rutgers President Barchi answers critics on campus funding, basketball scandal and more
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Facing a growing revolt on the Newark campus, Rutgers University President Robert…
Union Chief Recommends Delay in Use of Test Scores
By Javier C. Hernandez Warning that a new set of academic standards was on the verge of falling into…
State board of education adjusts teacher evaluation rules
By Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — After hearing criticism about a plan to rely heavily on student test scores…
Christie faces potential legal fight over school vouchers
By Jarrett Renshaw/The Star-Ledger TRENTON —If Gov. Chris Christie gets his coveted pilot school-voucher program through a stubborn Legislature…
Building the future: N.J. colleges get $1.3B for construction projects
By Kelly Heyboer and Mike Frassinelli/The Star-Ledger The grants range from $101,060 for technology upgrades to classrooms at Rowan…
N.J. lawmaker wants to dock Rutgers for payouts
Associated Press TRENTON — A New Jersey lawmaker wants to dock Rutgers $2.1 million for the money it paid…
Fears persist that cost of Rutgers merger plan will be borne by tuition payers
By Patricia Alex, Staff Writer, The Record. The projected cost for the state’s massive higher education reorganization has grown…
Opinion: No ‘skin’ in this game
By Alexa Offenhauer, The Record. Alexa Offenhauer is an adjunct English instructor at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg…
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