One of the first responsibilities we have for our young people is to give them a good education, one that will give them the real skills to thrive in our changing world.
Through the 'fringe rate' the state makes colleges repay it for benefits, New Jersey costs its colleges chances at federal grants and faculty recruiting.
Both the responses of students at public, four-year colleges and universities, and those at community colleges, paralleled this survey's overall percentages, suggesting COVID concerns resonated across the board.
The state Senate has passed a bill that would establish a commission that would study how the state funds higher education and recommend a new approach.
Research funding at Kean has already tripled since 2017, and money and opportunities may increase under designation unanimously approved by Legislature.