Things are about to get even easier for honors students who hope to transfer from Raritan Valley Community College to Drew University: Both schools will be entering an agreement to provide seamless credit transfer and scholarship funds to RVCC's Honors Program graduates who wish to pursue a baccalaureate at Drew.
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Education
Stockton can find new buyer for Showboat, judge rules
A judge has ruled that Stockton University can find a new buyer for the former Showboat Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, allowing it to move ahead after a deal with developer Glenn Straub stalled earlier this year.
Read More »Tuition insurance is coming to Jersey
A global insurance provider has just unveiled one of its newest products — comprehensive tuition insurance — and it sees New Jersey as a prime target for its rollout.
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CarePoint Health announces new general surgery residency program
CarePoint Health announced Friday that CarePoint Health-Bayonne Medical Center will launch a new general surgery residency program.
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Rutgers smashes record for donations in 2014-15
Rutgers University said a late surge in donations led to the most successful fundraising year in its history, breaking the record set a year ago by more than 26 percent.
Read More »Stevens receives 250K grant from PSEG Foundation
Stevens Institute of Technology has received a $250,000 grant from the PSEG Foundation to be put toward the completion of the university's SURE HOUSE, which is the school's entry into the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition.
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Up and coming Grabczak is part of next wave of talent
Paulina M. Grabczak does not fit the profile of a typical lobbyist. Young, female and lacking a political birthright, she could be emblematic of where the lobbying field is heading.
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Speakeasy Google working to reach minority-owned businesses
SpeakEasy is a running feature in NJBIZ in which we recap presentations given by key business leaders around the state at one of New Jersey’s many conferences and events. This report is based on a keynote speech delivered by Eleanor Carmeli, a diversity markets manager for Google, at the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s...
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Rowan gets 2.55M grand to enhance geriatric health
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine announced Friday that it has received a $2.55 million grant from the Health Resources Services Administration to improve geriatric health by establishing the New Jersey Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program.
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Forbes names Top Colleges how did N.J. schools fare?
Forbes released its list of America's Top Colleges on Thursday, with Pomona College in California taking the top slot and Williams College and Stanford University listed as second and third, respectively.
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Monmouth’s Reinhart chosen for endowed chair in real estate policy
Peter Reinhart, the popular head of Monmouth University's real estate program, has been named to an endowed chair in the field.
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Need another reason to understand why the Rutgers-UMDNJ merger was so big? Listen to the dean of the medical school
Dr. Robert Johnson is the dean of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark. He has served as a dean at the school since 2005, when it was called UMDNJ. A graduate of the school, he talked about the 2013 merger of UMDNJ and Rutgers University at a recent power luncheon at PSE&G discussing research and innovation and its impact on New Jersey.
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