N.J. SEEDS helping low-income students blossom through educational opportunity
Origin
New Jersey SEEDS was founded in 1992, when a small group of innovators, John Duffy, William V. Engel (trustee emeritus), John Hanly (trustee emeritus), Blair MacInnes (trustee emeritus), Betty Marsh and Mark Sandler (trustee...
TCNJ is launching MBA program — and doing so with new model of specialization
The College of New Jersey announced it will begin offering Master of Business Administration degrees with specialties in data analytics and finance in the fall of 2019.
The format for completing the MBAs will be...
Higher calling: Gibbons has created team to handle legal issues swirling around education
Higher education legal issues have dotted the media landscape all year, with cases involving Title IX, sexual assault, coverups and affirmative action selection processes leading the way on the national scene.
In New Jersey, issues...
Rutgers real estate center names latest committee, board, council members
The Rutgers Center for Real Estate announced Monday the latest iterations of its executive committee, advisory board and emerging leaders council.
The Newark-based center, part of the Rutgers Business School in Newark and New Brunswick,...
‘Have no guilt’: Princeton’s 1st woman president offers wisdom to female execs
One of the more extraordinary things about becoming president at Princeton University, Shirley Marie Tilghman said, was the opportunity to become even more global.
“Princeton is a global university,” she said. “Both our faculty and...
Plainfield celebrates opening of $10M STEAM facility at youth center
No one debates the value of early childhood education.
Making sure you have the facilities — and the funding — is another issue. One that Plainfield just solved.
The Second Street Youth Center celebrated its 50th...
Murphy hopes to entice foreign universities to establish N.J. presence
Gov. Phil Murphy continued Thursday the New Jersey sales pitch that has been a hallmark of his administration, announcing he has reached out to more than 20 of the world’s top research universities to...
Cummings, Lara join St. Benedict’s Prep board
Newark’s St. Benedict’s Prep has added two prominent New Jersey executives to its board of trustees, the school announced Thursday.
Kevin Cummings, chairman and CEO of Investors Bancorp and Investors Bank, and Eduardo Lara, vice...
Barchi agrees to lead Rutgers for at least another 2 years
Rutgers University President Robert L. Barchi has agreed to the university boards’ request to remain in his role for at least the next two years, the school announced Wednesday.
Barchi, who has been at the...
Centenary reports big uptick in freshman enrollment
Centenary University has significantly increased its freshman enrollment for the 2018-2019 academic year, going against a national trend of declining enrollment at liberal arts colleges, it announced Tuesday.
The class of 2022 represents a 15...
