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Rutgers-Newark Debate Team: Making a Mark Among Its Peers
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May 10, 2012

Rutgers to Hold Conference “Media and Democratic Governance” – June 8

Journalists from around the world will converge on Rutgers University in Newark for a one-day conference to improve reporting in and from countries that are hostile to an open press.

May 8, 2012
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Faces of the Future: Meet Some Members of the Class of 2012

Rutgers University in Newark will confer some 3,200 degrees to members of the Class of 2012 this year, and each degree represents a student with a story.  Here are a few of those stories.

 

May 7, 2012
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Are Educators Showing A “Positive Bias“ To Minority Students – and Keeping Them From Doing Their Best?

Are Some Teachers Hurting Students With Too Much Praise?

Remember that teacher you grumbled about back in your school days, the really tough one who made you work so hard, insisted you could do better, a

May 3, 2012
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Dr. Roland V. Anglin Named Director of Cornwall Center

Dr. Marc Holzer, dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University, Newark, has announced the appointment of Dr. Roland V. Anglin as director of SPAA’s Joseph C.

May 1, 2012
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Maggie Shiffrar Appointed Dean of the Graduate School at Rutgers University, Newark

Philip Yeagle, interim chancellor of Rutgers University in Newark, has announced the appointment of Dr. Maggie Shiffrar, professor of psychology, as dean of the Graduate School, effective July 1, 2012.

April 25, 2012
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Quick Facts

Campus Overview

Founded: 1908
Joined Rutgers: 1946
Campus Size: 38 acres, 33 buildings
Interim Chancellor: Philip Yeagle
Undergraduate Majors: 40+
Graduate Programs: 20+ (JD, MA, MBA, MFA, MPA, MS, Ph.D.)
Athletics: 14 NCAA Division III women and men's teams
Libraries: 4

Enrollment (fall 2011)
Total: 11,804
Undergraduates: 7,465
Graduates: 4,339

Faculty/Staff
Full-time Faculty: 585
Faculty with Terminal Degrees: 99%
Full-time Staff: 770

Students
Male/Female Ratio: 50:50
Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Nations Represented: 100+
On-campus Residents: 1,280

Carnegie Classification
Basic Type: Research Universities (high research activity)
Special Classification: Community Engagement

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