higher education merger

The deadline to seal the deal on the Rutgers-University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) merger is right around the corner.

It seems the scandal involving its basketball program is all we're hearing about Rutgers University these days, but there's actually something else happening at the school. The July 1 deadline for Rutgers to finalize the largest higher education merger is creeping ever closer.

Governor Christie says the higher education restructuring bill he's signed into law will produce big benefits for the Garden State.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie traveled through the state Wednesday as he signed a hard-won higher education restructuring bill.

Adhering to Governor Chris Christie's schedule, both houses of the state legislature advanced a measure that would reshape New Jersey's higher education system.

The Rutgers Board of Governors adopted a resolution today by a vote of 9-1, allowing New Jersey's lawmakers to continue with a newly-revised overhaul plan for the state's higher education system. Hours later, legislation was advanced by the state Assembly and Senate; it's now headed to the Governor's desk.

Two-hundred Rutgers University faculty members have signed a letter urging New Jersey lawmakers to find out more about a plan to fold the university's Camden campus into Rowan University.