Middle States reaccreditation: A community effort
Rutgers University is taking the opportunity offered by the decennial accreditation process of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools to review its roadmap for excellence in greater education.
The reaccreditation process also allows Rutgers administrators and faculty to join a national discussion regarding assessment and accountability for institutions of higher education, a dialogue spurred by the 2006 report of the commission appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. The report called for greater transparency about cost, price, and student learning outcomes at colleges and universities.
“This is coming at a time when there is an enormous amount of substantive but also political discussion nationwide about higher education and in particular, setting learning goals,” said Bob Goodman, executive dean of the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Goodman is chair of the steering and executive committees overseeing the Middle States reaccreditation process.
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Agents of environmental change
Rutgers marine agents employ creative programs to help save Barnegat Bay.
President’s staff awards recognize leadership and teamwork
Meet 10 individuals and six interdepartmental teams that provide models of leadership and collaboration for their colleagues.
Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey breaks ground in New Brunswick
Named in honor of the late actor Christopher Reeve, the research institute will occupy five floors of an 18-story tower on Little Albany Street.
Rutgers scientists part of Nobel-winning panel
Eight Rutgers researchers contributed to a series of climate assessments made by the panel that shares the Nobel Prize with former Vice President Al Gore.
Spreading Rutgers' expertise far and wide across New Jersey
Rutgers Speakers Bureau connects scholars to professional and community groups.
Undergraduate education conference homes in on new curriculum
Stories of curriculum review at other schools cultivates Rutgers' discussion on core requirements for arts and science students.
'State of the Newark Campus'
Rutgers–Newark provost Steven J. Diner looks back and ahead during annual address to campus.
At the board
The Board of Governors approved a new policy on hiring public officials with clearly defined duties and provisions for performance review.
Rutgers physicist earns Packard Foundation Science and Engineering Fellowship
Prestigious award will help Emil Yuzbashyan build a team of doctoral students, postdoctoral research fellows, and visiting scientists to pursue condensed matter physics.
Rutgers community views preliminary plans for College Avenue
Design team proposals include a plaza and tree-lined walkways to make the campus more welcoming and encourage interaction.
Event Highlights
The Rutgers New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, The Diary of Anne Frank, Gameday Seminars, Bob Woodward lecture, and much more.
Faculty Q&A
A professor of political science and deputy director of the Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers–Newark, Alexander Motyl is noted for his prolific writings on contemporary politics in Eastern Europe, Ukraine, and Russia. A painter, he has also penned dozens of articles and six nonfiction books.
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University welcomes first class of Presidential Fellows
The fellowship program provides selected students with $30,000 in annual stipends for two years, tuition and fee reimbursement, and additional years of support through assistantships and other sources.
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End-of-life recollections of World War II combat make their way to the stage
A Rutgers graduate turns his grandfather’s story into his first theatrical production with the help of the New Brunswick English department and the Rutgers Oral History Archives.
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