New Jersey 101.5 » higher education http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 FDU's Interim President Gets Job Permanently http://nj1015.com/fdus-interim-president-gets-job-permanently/ http://nj1015.com/fdus-interim-president-gets-job-permanently/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:21:19 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=257350 Fairleigh Dickinson University's interim president has assumed the post on a permanent basis.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/fdus-interim-president-gets-job-permanently/feed/ 0 Sheldon Drucker (Fairleigh Dickinson University) Rutgers Prioritizes $410-Million in Building Projects http://nj1015.com/rutgers-prioritizes-410-million-in-building-projects/ http://nj1015.com/rutgers-prioritizes-410-million-in-building-projects/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:39:32 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=236238 Rutgers University's Board of Governors has released its top building priorities.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/rutgers-prioritizes-410-million-in-building-projects/feed/ 0 Flickr user Dinesh Cyanam Tuition Worries at NJ County Colleges [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/tuition-worries-at-nj-county-colleges-audio/ http://nj1015.com/tuition-worries-at-nj-county-colleges-audio/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:09:22 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=205619 Four-year universities in New Jersey have become less of an "automatic" for students exiting high school.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/tuition-worries-at-nj-county-colleges-audio/feed/ 0 Brookdale Community College (Facebook) NJ Looking to Borrow $750 Million for Higher Education Projects http://nj1015.com/nj-looking-to-borrow-750-million-for-higher-education-projects/ http://nj1015.com/nj-looking-to-borrow-750-million-for-higher-education-projects/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:09:19 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=126066 The Assembly Budget Committee today approved a measure sponsored by Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver, Assemblywoman Celeste Riley and Assemblyman Troy Singleton that would authorize the state to issue $750 million in general obligation bonds to finance higher education capital projects to increase the academic competiveness of New Jersey’s public and private colleges and universities.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-looking-to-borrow-750-million-for-higher-education-projects/feed/ 0 Flickr User Judy Baxter Voters May Be Asked to Approve $750-Million For NJ Colleges http://nj1015.com/voters-may-be-asked-to-approve-750-million-for-nj-colleges/ http://nj1015.com/voters-may-be-asked-to-approve-750-million-for-nj-colleges/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:09:56 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=122406 Voters may get the chance in November to decide whether New Jersey should borrow $750 million for buildings and upgrades at the state's colleges.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/voters-may-be-asked-to-approve-750-million-for-nj-colleges/feed/ 0 Flickr user tjdee Obama Takes Tougher Stance on Higher Education http://nj1015.com/obama-takes-tougher-stance-on-higher-education/ http://nj1015.com/obama-takes-tougher-stance-on-higher-education/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:57:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=60042 Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that aggressively brings a new question into the debate: What are people getting for their money?

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-takes-tougher-stance-on-higher-education/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Christie Calls for Major Changes to NJ Higher Ed [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/christie-calls-for-major-changes-to-nj-higher-ed/ http://nj1015.com/christie-calls-for-major-changes-to-nj-higher-ed/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:31:25 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=46518 Governor's Office

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Advisory Committee has released its final report and Governor Christie endorses it. He calls it, “A blueprint to achieve long-overdue reform of the State’s higher education system and usher in a new era for medical education throughout the State.”

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]]> http://nj1015.com/christie-calls-for-major-changes-to-nj-higher-ed/feed/ 0 Flickr User Jason Howie Rutgers Merger With Medical Institutions To Be Finalized By Summer http://nj1015.com/rutgers-merger-with-medical-institutions-to-be-finalized-by-summer/ http://nj1015.com/rutgers-merger-with-medical-institutions-to-be-finalized-by-summer/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:44:06 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=45478 Rutgers plans to finalize its merger with three medical institutions by this summer.

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