ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Robin Mama
Robin Mama
Dean, School of Social Work
Monmouth University
Mama has taken social work from a program to a standalone school, one with connections to the United Nations and the International Federation of Social Workers, a nationally...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Ken Lacovara
Ken Lacovara
Dean, School of Earth & Environment
Rowan University
In 2005, Lacovara discovered one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons ever, a find he dubbed “Dreadnoughtus.” His TED talk, “Hunting for Dinosaurs Showed Me Our Place...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Patrick Murray
Patrick Murray
Founding director, Monmouth University Polling Institute
Monmouth University
No politician in Jersey ever claims, “His polls are wrong.” That’s how solid and respected Murray’s work is in the state and around the country. They will...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Khristina Gonzalez
Khristina Gonzalez
Inaugural director, Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity
Princeton University
The Bloomberg Center was established in 2021 to help all students, including those from first-generation, low-income and underrepresented backgrounds. Nearly one in five students...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Brigid Callahan Harrison
Brigid Callahan Harrison
Chair, political science and law; founding director, policy studies program
Montclair State University
She has brought national attention to school through her frequent appearances as a political analyst — and her textbook remains the...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Tony Bowrin
Tony Bowrin
Dean, Cotsakos College of Business
William Paterson University
Bowrin helped Cotsakos College of Business to a 125% increase in graduate student enrollment, thanks to a full slate of online MBA programs launched in 2020, designed...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Kathleen Boozang
Kathleen Boozang
Dean, Seton Hall Law
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall Law had more graduates on the recent ROI Influencers: Law list than any other law school in the state. Boozang, who came to Seton Hall in...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Jean Zu
Jean Zu
Dean, School of Engineering and Science
Stevens Institute of Technology
Under her leadership, the school received a record-breaking $34.4 million in research grants in 2021 — funding innovation in artificial intelligence, quantum science, biomedical engineering,...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Lauren Bergey
Lauren Bergey
Dean, School of Natural, Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Centenary University
She is establishing Centenary as a leader in the sciences with undergraduate research. Four of her students placed in the Top 10 at an...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Francine Conway
Francine Conway
Chancellor-Provost
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
She led the development of the school’s Academic Master Plan, which serves as a roadmap for the institution’s future, and spearheaded the launch of the Scarlet Guarantee, which...