Rowan University

Earlier today (3/27), Jim was discussing the latest outrage over the Rowan/ Rutgers merger. Jim suggested that maybe NJ should adopt a model for the State University much like California and New York.

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Gov. Chris Christie must go through the state Legislature if wants to move forward with a sweeping reorganization of New Jersey's higher education system, according to an opinion issued by the state's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services.

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There is a report today that claims one state college president feels that New Jersey experiences a net loss of 30,000 students a year.

By her reckoning, around 5 thousand come in, but 35 thousand a year leave!

Doesn't

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Governor Chris Christie says he has no plans to scale back -- or slow down -- a planned merger involving three of New Jersey's public universities, despite vocal opposition from Rutgers-Camden.

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A legislative panel hearing testimony on a proposal to reorganize New Jersey's higher education system isn't sure the merger plan requires their approval.

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Rowan University acknowledges it excluded disadvantaged students from a fact sheet on its SAT scores that it put out to bolster support for a proposed takeover of Rutgers-Camden.

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One of the best movie lines of all time comes out of the Academy Award winning performance Al Pacino gave as Lt Col Frank Slade in “Scent of a Woman”.

In defending Chris O’Donnell’s character before a student tribunal, Pacino hurls a spate of charges agains the school that brought forth the charges against his young friend…reaching a crescendo with the phrase, “…now I’m just getting warmed up!”

Great stuff…but then again, with every passing town hall meeting the Governor hosts, one wonders if he’s not channeling his own “Frank Slade” in dialing up the casual off the cuff remarks.

Like the one

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State officials hope to break up New Jersey's state medical school by July 1, according to the school's president.

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Joy Solomen is retiring after more than 25 years as athletic director at Rowan University.

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Several hundred people have called on Rutgers University officials to oppose plans to merge the school's Camden campus and Rowan University into a new research university.

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