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Taking on one of the hardest issues to tackle, a new report out of Richard Stockton College offers key recommendations for policymakers on how to make college more accessible, affordable and valuable for students and their families.

There is a growing divide between who earns a bachelor's degree by age 24, with the gap between the nation's richest and poorest students doubling during the last four decades, according to a report released Tuesday.

The college student body today doesn't look like it did years ago. Higher education statistics, and experts close to the issue, suggest a vastly changing student landscape.

The New Jersey Department of Human Services has awarded a total of $500,000 in grant money to Rutgers University and The College of New Jersey to help fight drug and alcohol abuse by students.

The New Jersey Assembly is scheduled to vote on Monday on legislation that would create a College Affordability Study Commission. The legislation was recently amended after Gov. Chris Christie conditionally vetoed it on July 10.

Many graduates say that college was a huge learning and growing experience. The four years students spent in college are unlike any other point in their lives - the classes, after school activities, and events are a unique part of the college experience. For a while, living on campus was the only way to get the 'full college experience,' but now this seems to be changing.

Over the years college has changed from being an option for a few students, to being almost a mandatory part of education. Dennis and Judi argue that college is not suitable for everyone, and that isn't a bad thing.

Freshman year of college can be an exciting and scary milestone in a student's life. Most kids going away to school don't realize that their parents are just as scared as their kids are. Some parents may even be more worried about the start of college than their children are.

College freshmen are exactly that - fresh, walking into a brand new world of opportunities and temptations, and without the guidance or close watch from their parents.

New Jersey colleges and universities are increasingly making deals with private companies to get dorms, parking garages and solar instillations built on their campuses.