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In the News This Week
RU-Camden Tuition Program, "Bridging the Gap," Proposed in New York State

Imitation is indeed the highest form of flattery as RU-Camden's "Bridging the Gap" program, which began in Fall 2016, seems to be the model for a policy proposed this week in New York State that would cover a tuition gap for low- and middle-income students accepted into New York State colleges and universities. Since it was first introduced, "Bridging the Gap" has increased access to a Rutgers degree for many New Jersey families by lowering tuition and helping contain new student loan debt. RU-Camden Chancellor Phoebe Haddon wrote this week about how "Bridging the Gap" can reduce tuition costs by up to 100%.

Rutgers University Honored, Lauded by State Senate 

Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senator Bob Smith, of Piscataway, and all senators presented Rutgers with a resolution on December 19 recognizing the university as a “globally esteemed educational institution” in honor of its 250th anniversary. Senator Ray Lesniak, RC'71, and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, joined in the presentation.

Barnes & Noble Expected to Open Next Month in Downtown Newark

The bookstore, the first to open in downtown Newark in decades, is pictured at left in an artist's rendering. Says RU-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor: "... moving our bookstore comes from cross-sector collaboration, helping realize our vision of Rutgers-Newark as seamlessly integrated with the city, providing an engaging new space for the two-way interchange of ideas between university and community.”