By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger
Rutgers University’s two governing boards approved a historic merger with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey today, consenting to bring together two of the state’s largest institutions.
The 11-member Rutgers Board of Governors and 59-member Board of Trustees spent 90 minutes reviewing the financial and academic implications of the merger before voting in a rare joint meeting in Winants Hall in New Brunswick.
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