A Senate panel has unanimously advanced a major higher education restructuring bill that reconfigures Rutgers, Rowan and the University of Medicine and Dentistry.
Labor unions representing faculty, staff and others who would be affected by an ambitious plan to overhaul higher education in New Jersey are asking that the proposal be amended.
Legislation to carry out a higher education overhaul of Rutgers University in Camden, New Brunswick and Newark is set to be introduced in the Assembly on Thursday.
A legal analysis of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's proposed higher education reorganization finds one of the most vocal opponents -- Rutgers University's Board of Trustees -- may be powerless to block a merger between the Camden campus and Rowan University.
Legislation carrying out a major restructuring of Rutgers University in Camden, New Brunswick and Newark is being finalized for introduction, perhaps as early as Monday.
A major higher education restructuring plan will reach a crossroads in New Jersey this week, with critical votes by Rutgers University's governing boards that could red- or green-light the proposal, and legislation to seal the deal being tweaked for introduction.
Rutgers University officials said Monday a new framework is in place for the university to keep its campus in Camden rather than see it folded into another state university under a plan backed by Gov. Chris Christie.