Ramapo College president: N.J. colleges crumbling under cuts

As we set our sights on commencement, less than two months away, I am reminded of the many touching moments of the day: jubilation in our students, pride in the eyes of their parents. Beaming mothers and fathers will recount their son or daughter’s challenges in becoming the first in their family to graduate from college. I am reminded of the value of public higher education.
Annually, New Jersey’s colleges and universities send 37,000 newly minted graduates into the world. They leave behind aging campuses that years of financial disinvestment have left with outdated buildings in need of repair, and significant debt incurred in building and repairing facilities to meet the demand for seats. Twenty-four years have passed since New Jersey last provided general obligation-backed capital funding.

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