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1. Kean University and Essex County College issued deficiency warning
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Inadequate systems to gauge institutional effectiveness and measure of student progress have prompted the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to issue ...

2. 2 sides of vivisection issue: Princeton University and animal research watchdog group
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... cites Princeton’s “multi-tiered system . . . to ensure the regular care and appropriate use of animals. . .,” topped by the university’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) – a group required ...

3. Wealth insight: A mutual fund primer
(Money/Economy)

... name of the game. Due diligence is not just for institutional investors. When choosing a fund, individual investors need to make sure they look carefully at all the basics – commission levels, expenses, ...

4. Princeton University again cited for violations in lab animal care
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... last week. The university’s violations also included deviation from protocols that had been approved by Princeton’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Princeton – a body all research institutions ...

5. question to all the Paul supporters
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... approving his cabinet and judicial appointments, and drag their heels on his initiatives, especially the ones that take on the institutional wealth and power that is corrupting our government? I've ...

6. Pulling plug on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative wrong decision for N.J.'s energy future
(Opinion/Commentary)

... funds RGGI generates for New Jersey are used to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in the commercial, industrial and institutional sectors; to assist limited-income households with their electric ...

7. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act only adds to urgency for medicaid reform
(Opinion/Commentary)

... room utilization is down 30 percent, more than 1,000 lives are now out of institutional care and the state saved $156 million in two years. In 2006, Georgia established a managed care program for healthy ...

8. Gov. Christie names Rochelle Hendricks first secretary of higher education
(N.J./State)

... Commission on Higher Education. She will be responsible for providing coordination, planning, policy development, institutional licensure and advocacy for the state's higher education system. In addition, ...

9. N.J. plans to provide housing for 600 residents with developmental disabilities by summer 2013
(N.J./State)

... $9 million in canceled encumbrances will lapse to the general fund at the end of the year.” The Americans with Disabilities Act protects a person with a disability from being unnecessarily institutionalized. ...

10. Teacher tenure and seniority: Facing a coordinated attack on public education
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Few of these states are known for their outstanding educational systems. Most rank well below the medium. You need an experienced body of professionals with institutional memory to keep any well run ...

11. New Jersey saves $20 million in borrowing costs on $600 million bond sale
(N.J./State)

... the two days usually required for a sale to retail and institutional investors,” Sidamon-Eristoff said. “In addition, state bonds were sold at yields far better than their underlying ratings, which is ...

12. Christie Administration has misinterpreted a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the poorest county in the state." Actually, the Olmstead decision, as ruled by the United States Supreme Court, does not mandate the automatic deinstitutionalization of patients with developmental disabilities. ...

13. The reason behind the relocation of black bears.
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... other areas, southern New Jersey will never have a black bear population to hunt. The Division is on a mission to institutionalize bear hunting throughout New Jersey. If you care about the future of ...

14. She stated, “He did a great deal of good for my son and our school.”
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Dr. Cerullo continues to be committed to serving as a positive role model for young men and women in our community that suffer from bullying. Dr. John A. Williams Vice President, Institutional Research, ...

15. Millennium Way, affordable housing complex, completed in Newark
(N.J./State)

... opportunities as alternatives to institutionalization or homelessness for those who would benefit from these programs and to ensure the long-term viability of such housing. — TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM ...

16. Alleged sex abuse by Paramus Catholic chaperones calls into question German law
(N.J./State)

... home. The initial allegations were reported to the Department of Children and Families Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit, which contacted the prosecutor’s Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit, sparking ...

17. ‘Wretches & Jabberers’: Movie review and trailer
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Tracy, who spent many years institutionalized, has no permanent home, but travels among temporary spaces, sometimes ending up in a state emergency shelter. The film focuses almost entirely on ...

18. Gov. Christie working to abolish N.J. early release parole program
(N.J./State)

... judgment in parole consideration. In his veto message on bill S-2308, Christie wrote, “For more than thirty years, the Parole Board relied on its institutional experience and reasoned discretion to determine ...

19. Rutgers will pay Toni Morrison $30K for commencement speech
(N.J./State)

... Director of Institutional Communications, the college will cover travel expenses if needed for its guest speakers, who are in some way connected with the college or with the Felician Sisters. This May, ...

20. Anthony Bastardi elected chairman of NJN Foundation
(N.J./State)

... for managing the development, planning, design, and construction of complex institutional facilities. The companies serve private, public, and religious institutions including universities, independent ...