The five-year-old STEM Scholars Program is a public-private partnership between the Research and Development Council of New Jersey, the governor’s office, the state Department of Education, the office of the Secretary of Higher Education and private industries with the goal of identifying and retaining top talent in science, technology, engineering or mathematics among students in 10th grade to doctoral levels.

Michael Anderson and Gailyn Rawls founded MPAC Solutions as a mid-point for businesses to raise funds, focusing on communities underserved by venture capital. Now they are trying to raise $200 million to invest in federal Opportunity Zones, the centerpiece of an ambitious plan to participate in Newark's redevelopment.

Rutgers union leaders have engaged in fiery talks between the administration since March 2018, and their members have been working without a contract since July of last year. Twenty-four unions representing thousands of staff and faculty at New Jersey’s largest university could go on strike if talks fall through.

Jason and Devin McCourty, who play for the NFL's New England Patriots and graduated from Rutgers University in 2010, have been named commencement speakers to deliver remarks to Rutgers-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences graduates at HighPoint.com Stadium in Piscataway on May 19.

Hundreds of members of Rutgers AAUP-AFT staged a protest against the university's board of governors during a meeting at the school's Newark campus on Tuesday. According to representatives, the demonstrations follow 13 months of bargaining without gains for the more than 4,800 full-time faculty and graduate students represented by the union.

The program prepares graduates to excel in high-paying executive roles such as chief information officer or vice president of technology.

Mercer County Community College and Drexel University Online have signed a Letter of Understanding affording eligible participants a 40 percent discount on Drexel online courses.

“The gift of the program is experiential learning with business executives," Michael Reuter, director of the Buccino Center and a professor of business at Seton Hall said. "They are in their first year pushed to their limits. You are not here just to take stuff into your head and throw it out. This is about you finding you and pushing yourself to see the world differently.”

Unions face a host of challenges in New Jersey and across the nation from declining membership to concerns about members’ jobs being replaced by technology. At the same time, they’re also confident, reaching out to potential members like minorities and millennials with a variety of programs.

The Mayo Business Plan Competition had students create business plans addressing revenue and expense figures, among other considerations, with the first-prize winning team earning $30,000.