The school's Pledge 4 Success program will provide grants to students that would cover the difference between tuition expenses and government aid.
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Education
Jersey City law would have contractors take part in apprenticeship program
Projects subject to the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act must prove compliance with the law's requirement that they provide participants with specialized hands-on training and technical classroom instruction.
Read More »Rowan University takes part in international vision research project
Mark Byrne, founding department head and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is serving as an advisor and collaborator in a European effort to develop improved, less-invasive treatments of diseases of the back of the eye.
Read More »Newcombe Foundation awards $50K grant to Thomas Edison State University
The Scholarships for Mature Students program from the Princeton-based organization supports the completion of bachelor’s degrees by students who are 25 years of age or older and are in need of financial assistance.
Read More »Bill to require mental health education in schools clears assembly panel
The measure would require health education programs in New Jersey schools to include age-appropriate instruction on mental health, including information on substance abuse.
Read More »Rutgers breaks ground on Center for Adult Autism Services
The location on New Brunswick's Douglass Campus is the first of its kind at a higher education institution in the United States.
Read More »HCCC president appointed to AACC diversity, inclusion & equity commission
Chris Reber served a previous term on the commission as president of the Community College of Beaver County in Pennsylvania.
Read More »Bill introduced to increase diversity in science and technology education
The ACES scholarship program would be modeled after a successful effort at Stevens Institute of Technology. In its first year, the school experienced a 60 percent increase in underrepresented minority participation in pre-college STEM summer programs.
Read More »Student loan protection bill clears Assembly committee
The legislation calls for the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance to establish lending standards and a licensing requirement for any student-loan servicer operating in the state.
Read More »Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, Rutgers partner to study NJ ocean environment
The collaboration to bolster efforts at the Rutgers Center for Ocean Observing Leadership will begin this summer.
Read More »Seton Hall law professor receives Truman Foundation award
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation named incoming Seton Hall University of Law Professor Jennifer Oliva the 2019 recipient of the honor, which recognizes a Truman Scholar who is a current or former member of the armed forces and has made significant contributions to public service and the Truman community.
Read More »Women in STEM summit coming to Rutgers’ Douglass Residential College
Bringing together leaders from the Big Ten Academic Alliance to create best practices for its members, the series is designed to increase the number of women undergraduate and graduate students and faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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