EJB Talks
Join our faculty and staff experts, as well as some of our alumni and students, as we talk about topics within the disciplines of public policy, urban planning, public health, health administration, and informatics.
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“Can we get back to politics?”
Where do the presidential and congressional races stand? How will the conventions and VP Biden’s selection of a running mate affect the race? We discuss this and more!
New Jersey politics: Why primary ballots make all the difference
Stuart Shapiro and Julia Rubin discuss her recent article on the role of political machines in New Jersey and how the design of ballots favor some candidates over others.
Moving Higher Ed Online: Costs of COVID and a Recession
Stuart Shapiro and Marc Weiner discuss the changes to the landscape of higher education following the pandemic and the ensuing recession, and the new reality of online education.
Transportation equity and institutionalized inequalities
Stuart Shapiro and Charles Brown discuss disparities in transportation planning and the need teach people about how it is linked to social disparities, social justice, and COVID-19.
COV-19, the recession, and state budgets: What are our choices?
This week Stuart Shapiro sits down with Bloustein School Senior Policy Fellow and former New Jersey Budget Director Richard Keevey, who reflects on his years of budgeting at both the state and national levels.
What do our current crises teach us about combating climate change?
Jeanne Herb and Stuart Shapiro discuss the intersection of the climate crisis, COVID, and economic inequality, and why climate change cannot be seen as a separate challenge from other crises.
Epidemiologists on the ground during COVID-19
This week’s EJB Talks features a candid discussion between Stuart Shapiro and public health lecturer Lisa Gulla about the challenges facing local level disease investigators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What We Learned from the Newark Riots: Looking Back to Move Forward
Stuart Shapiro takes a look back at the tumultuous events of 1967 with Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe, co-directors of the Bloustein Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.
The Floyd Protests: Finding Courage
Alum Storm Ervin MPP, a central organizer Mizzou protests after the murder of Michael Brown in 2014, shares her experiences from the and draws lessons for the current protests going on nationwide over the murder of George Floyd.
The Protests and the President
The murder of George Floyd has resulted in protests across the country. Associate Dean Stuart Shapiro discusses the president’s militaristic response to civil disobedience to the protests and the likely electoral implications.
News
Listing candidates twice on NYC ballot is part of fusion voting
Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, criticized the legitimacy of New York City’s election system as voters prepared to head to the polls. Musk shared a photograph of New York City’s ballot on Nov. 4, Election Day. "The New York City ballot form is a scam!...
It’s Election Day: Here’s what to expect, from California to Virginia
Americans across the United States are heading to the polls Tuesday – including in a few states with pivotal elections that many political observers see as an early referendum on the second Trump administration. New Jersey Polling shows Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie...
EJB Talks: Lifelong Learning and Leadership in Healthcare
Lifelong Learning and Leadership in Healthcare Administration: A Conversation with William Tuttle Dean Stuart Shapiro welcomes William Tuttle, a Senior Fellow in the Bloustein School’s Health Administration program, to EJB Talks this week. With nearly four decades of...
MHA Students win Seton Hall Case Study Challenge
The Bloustein School's Master of Health Education team, consisting of Parth Shah, BHMS, MHA, CLSSGB, Julianna Baldwin and Sheno John, captured first place in the 2025 Hybrid Graduate Case Study Challenge held at Seton Hall University on Saturday, November 2nd. Guided...
NJSPL: Surveying Sentencing Reform in New Jersey
Surveying Sentencing Reform: Establishing Rehabilitative Release Programs to Allow Incarcerated Persons to Apply for Resentencing We continue to showcase preliminary findings from our survey of New Jersey residents on their support for sentencing reform in four key...
Upcoming Events
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Undergraduate Pre-major Advising Session
VirtualPre-major advising sessions give interested students an opportunity to learn about the undergraduate program offerings at the Bloustein School. There is an overview of each major, minor, and certificate program, […]
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Rutgers-New Brunswick On-Campus Job Fair 2026
Busch Student Center Multipurpose Room 604 Bartholomew Rd, Piscataway, United StatesJoin us for the Rutgers On-Campus Job Fair — a hiring event connecting students with campus departments offering part-time positions for the upcoming semester. Discover opportunities to build experience, develop […]
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CAREERS: Excel Workshop: Up-to-Speed
VirtualJoin PhD student, Soo Yeon Lim, in the first Excel series of the semester. Mastering Excel is a game-changer—employers in urban planning, public policy, informatics, and health administration across sectors […]