José Miguel Román joins from New York University where he has served as assistant vice president of sponsored programs administration since 2010.

Melanie Willoughby’s days as a pioneer date to 1972, when she enrolled at Rutgers College as one of the first 400 women accepted at the school. Later, she became the first female president elected to lead the school’s student government. Today, she leads the New Jersey Business Action Center, assisting businesses in growing and navigating through governmental regulation.

New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Zakiya Smith Ellis announced a five-year Title III Department of Education grant to help institutions serve low-income and minority students.

Danielle McMahan will report directly to the Hoboken-based research and education business’s President and CEO Brian Napack in her new role managing global human resources operations.

Although industry jobs offer an average salary of $107,260 in New Jersey, only 1,642 students with majors in the field graduated from state universities in 2017.

Through Miles on a Mission, the airline's MileagePlus members can contribute to the Newark-based organization's goal of raising 1.5 million miles by Nov. 21 to help students visit top colleges, fly home for the holidays, and afford staff the opportunity to visit college students on campus.

Lumerit - valued at $29 million in the deal - uses data and analytics to match learner profiles to academic programs.

Union organizers adapt to a changing environment.

Why apprenticeships are ‘the best job readiness and workforce development programs’

The school will provide a 20 percent reduction for the association's team members for undergraduate, part-time, graduate on-campus, and select online programs.

Former U.S. Rep. William Hughes, who represented the 2nd Congressional district including much of coastal South Jersey from 1975 - 1995, passed away at the age of 87 on Oct. 30.

“As a young single dad working in the construction field I struggled myself to find affordable, quality child care,” U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross said. “My amendment ensures student parents will not face the same obstacles that I did, and will help to provide accessible, affordable child care options for students seeking a brighter future for themselves and their families.”