“Campuses need to not only engage students who are ready, but also students who might avoid these kinds of opportunities. We sometimes say we want to try to make engagement in dialogue unavoidable. To do this, we need to go to where students are at — in student centers, res life and first year experiences; but then also it’s essential to build these opportunities into the curriculum.”
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NJ town just started streaming council meetings. Dozens still don’t
The cost of setting up and managing recordings is a common reason for the lack of video in some towns, Marc Pfeiffer, a senior policy fellow at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, previously told NorthJersey.com.
NJ Transit launches free ride share van for seniors and disabled customers in South Jersey
“The CG Hopper is a direct investment in South Jersey and the residents who count on accessible transportation most,” NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said. “By combining the local expertise of Senior Citizens United Community Services and Camden and Gloucester counties with NJ TRANSIT’s network, we’re giving seniors and people with disabilities a free, flexible way to travel across county lines.”
Ignaccolo: An Incomplete Olmsted Park Faces a Hotter Future
Originally published on Olmstead Network, October 5, 2026 by Carmelo Ignaccolo "ReMapping Olmsted" reconstructs the evolution of the Olmsted Brothers’ plans for Mattano Park and the Elizabeth River in New Jersey through the lenses of environmental justice and climate...
Lakewood’s $70 million land giveaway to BMG yeshiva
‘When you give property away, the town should get some of the value back,’ said Marc Pfeiffer, a Senior Policy Fellow at the Rutgers’ Center for Urban Policy Research. ‘Right now the developer has kept all of that.’”
Could Congress’s Anti-Flock Surveillance Bill Ban Automated Traffic Enforcement, Too?
Ralph, who led a 2022 study on improving automated enforcement programs, says that the concern is valid — and has implications for safety outcomes, too. Amongst them is a scenario in which a speed camera operator, receiving a share of the revenue of each ticket issued, places cameras where they are likely to catch a maximum number of violations, not where they are most needed.
North Jersey office buildings are hard to sell. What they’re becoming
But much of that inventory is now 40 years old and built in the pre-internet days, said James Hughes, a professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers University.
“A lot of it was cheaply built. So now we have the aging, obsolete suburban inventory that we have to deal with today,” he said in a 2025 interview.
Clifton has 19 running for 7 council seats. Who’s on ballot?
Six other municipalities in New Jersey use this form, including Garfield and Hackensack, although Clifton is the only one with seven council members, said Marc Pfeiffer, senior policy fellow
As extreme heat worsens, renters are gaining a ‘right to cooling’
Clinton Andrews, director of the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers University, believes the latter approach could encourage passive, energy-efficient methods, like planting trees or installing window shades.
‘I need a job to save my life’: Inside the desperate hunt for work in America
“When people lose their job, they are not only losing income and relationships, a sense of well-being and meaningfulness, they’re also out there without a net,” Van Horn said. “They are on their own.”