N.J. budget may snag on controversy over colleges
By Matt Katzand James Osborne, Inquirer Trenton Bureau. TRENTON – The state’s proposed $32 billion budget got caught up…
Stile: Questions hold up N.J. higher-ed merger plan
By Charles Stile. Columnist. The higher education task force led by former Gov. Thomas H. Kean was wrapping up…
Lawmakers push for details on merger plan
By Patricia Alex and Melissa Hayes. Staff Writers. The Record. For months lawmakers, power brokers and other interested parties…
New Jersey’s universities need a hero
Adam F. Scales is a professor at Rutgers School of Law-Camden. When I testified before a state Senate committee…
Teacher Tenure Changes Pass Unanimously in NJ Senate
Key vote helps pave back-room compromise with Assembly to merge into single bill By John Mooney Many of the…
Spotlight Q&A: Gov. Jim Florio
The former governor talks about school vouchers, his own educational history, and the difference between spending and investing when…
Teacher tenure bill clears N.J. Senate
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The Senate unanimously approved a measure today intended to overhaul the state’s century-old…
Rutgers to be dismembered in political ploy
By Bob Braun/Star-Ledger Columnist New Jersey deserves better. Today, the embarrassing political assault on one of the state’s few…
Rutgers board shows little respect for the public’s voice
By Bob Ingle Rutgers University has a nifty rule that says if an issue is not on the agenda,…
N.J. Senate postpones vote on Rutgers-Rowan-UMDNJ merger, more changes to be released later
By Jarrett Renshaw and Kelly Heyboer/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The state Senate will not vote on the controversial higher…
Rutgers-Rowan vote postponed amid Democratic insurgency
Amid a hectic day of haggling over the budget at the Statehouse, the planned vote on the biggest restructuring…
Memo: Merger saves money
N.J. Treasury Dept. sees an end to duplicative university functions. By Matt Katz, Inquirer Trenton Bureau. Arriving days after…
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