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SUMMARY:New Jersey Statewide Data System Research Summit
DESCRIPTION:The New Jersey Statewide Data System (NJSDS) is the State of New Jersey’s centralized longitudinal data system for public administrative data. Through coordination with partnering state agencies\, NJSDS has become a large statewide interagency platform where data from K-12\, higher education\, and labor and workforce development are securely stored to expand access and analysis to improve policymaking and performance of public initiatives. \nThis event will include lunch\, an orientation of the NJSDS system\, facilitated discussion around the value and potential of the system\, and short presentations from researchers who have used NJSDS. \nRSVP is required for this event.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/new-jersey-statewide-data-system-research-summit/
LOCATION:Heldrich Center Roosevelt-Perkins Room (second floor)\, 30 Livingston Ave\, New Brunswick\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop
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SUMMARY:2026 Policy Collaboratory
DESCRIPTION:The New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University and SPIA in NJ at Princeton University are delighted to be hosting the third annual Policy Collaboratory at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development on Wednesday\, March 25th from 12pm-5pm. This collaborative event\, sponsored by the Rutgers Democracy Lab\, will welcome graduate students interested in education policy in New Jersey to work together and brainstorm various solutions to address access to higher education in the Garden State. \nIn consultation with academic experts from a variety of disciplines as well as advocates\, policymakers\, elected officials\, and people with lived experience\, students will work together in mixed teams to develop creative and original solutions to this policy problem. The conference will begin with a keynote presentation by Robert Kim\, Esq.\, Executive Director of the Education Law Center. Students will have the opportunity to explore six themes related to higher education access: \n\nAffordability and financial aid\nBasic needs support\nCoursework and curricular pathways\nGuidance and wraparound student supports\nMetrics and accountability\nTransfer pathways\n\nThis half-day event will include complimentary lunch as well as an optional networking cocktail hour after the conference concludes. Students are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop\, tablet\, or other writing materials for the development of presentations in the second half of the conference. \nRegistration is both free and required in order to attend.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/2026-policy-collaboratory/
LOCATION:Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
CATEGORIES:Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop
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SUMMARY:Public Policy Listening Session
DESCRIPTION:The Public Policy program will be holding their listening session on Wednesday\, March 25 at 4:15 PM. This event will be in person in room 261. Students will have an opportunity to meet with Professor Rubin and discuss the Policy program from the student experience. \nRegister here \nRefreshments will be available!
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/public-policy-listening-session-5/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T090000
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SUMMARY:Bloustein Research Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to catch up on the wonderful research our faculty\, staff\, and student colleagues have performed over the past year. Bloustein School faculty and staff will present lightning talks followed by a poster session by graduate and undergraduate students. \nThis will be an in-person event. The event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \nRegister to attend by visiting: go.rutgers.edu/researchday26 \nAgenda: \n8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast \n9:00 – 10:15 am Lightning Talks\nFaculty and staff will give 5-minute lightning talks about their research. \n10:15 – 11:30 am Poster Session with Light Refreshments\nGraduate and undergraduate students will present posters. A best poster award will be given. \nLIGHTNING TALK PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER PRESENTERS/TOPICS \n11:30 – 12:30 pm Closing Panel: AI and the Future of Research\nA cross-disciplinary faculty panel on the growing role of AI in scholarly research. \nPanelists \nJim Samuel\, Ph.D. Director\, MPI Programs\, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy \nLauren M.E. Goodlad\, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature; Chair\, Critical AI @ Rutgers; Editor\, Critical AI \nRobert Wolfe\, Ph.D. Assistant Professor\, Department of Information Science\, School of Communication & Information\, Rutgers University \nOrganizing Committee: Clint Andrews
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-research-day-2026/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty Bloustein,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Staff Bloustein,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:Finding Meaning in Civic Power
DESCRIPTION:How do we find purpose at this moment of civic stress? How do we regain faith in our democracy and each other? \nEric Liu\, CEO of Citizen University\, offers a path for finding meaning and power in our communities. Join us as Liu discusses civic strategies\, including the “Power Walk\,” a powerful civic exercise offered in collaboration with The New York Times’ Headway Team that invites participants to ask who shaped your community\, whose voices were heard\, and what forces are shaping it now. \nRegister here \nThe Bloustein School is pleased to serve as a co-sponsor to the Eagleton Institute of Politics Arthur J. Holland Program on Ethics in Government lecture on April 21\, 2026 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Cook College Multipurpose Room (MPR).
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/finding-meaning-in-civic-power/
LOCATION:Cook Campus Center\, 59 Biel Road\, New Brunswick\, 08901
CATEGORIES:Public Policy
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SUMMARY:New Jersey’s New State Plan: What It Means for the Future
DESCRIPTION:On December 17\, 2025\, the New Jersey State Planning Commission adopted the first new State Development and Redevelopment Plan in nearly 25 years. Developed through collaboration across all levels of government\, the plan provides a framework to guide growth\, land use\, and development across New Jersey. \nThe plan is supported by two companion documents: an Impact Assessment\, produced by Rowan University and Rutgers University\, and an Infrastructure Needs Assessment\, by Rutgers’ Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center. Join us for a discussion of the plan and two companion studies examining the impact of state planning and the infrastructure needed to support New Jersey’s future growth. \nPanelists: \n\nWalter C. Lane\, PP\, AICP\, Executive Director\, New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy\nLisa R. Avichal\, Senior Planner\, New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy\nSteve J. Simone PP\, AICP\, Senior Planner\, New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy\nDr. Qian He\, AICP\, Assistant Professor\, Rowan University\nLeigh Ann Von Hagen\, AICP\, PP \, Executive Director\, Rutgers Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center\nModerator: Clint Andrews\, Distinguished Professor; Associate Dean for Research; and Director\, Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is presented by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy\, with support from the New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy. \n\n\n\n\n  \nThe Ruth Ellen Steinman Bloustein and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture was established to honor the memory of these two extraordinary individuals. For nearly nineteen years\, the Blousteins dedicated their enormous energies to Rutgers\, The State University of New Jersey. The fund was established in 1988 after Ruth Ellen died following a long and heroic battle with illness. Sadly\, there was cause to broaden the purpose of the fund a year later when Edward Bloustein\, Rutgers’ beloved president\, died suddenly in December of 1989. \nThe endowment supports an annual lecture series\, that may include one to three lectures per academic year\, that is intended to celebrate the values and interests Ruth Ellen and Ed cherished and cultivated throughout their lives.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/new-jerseys-new-state-plan-what-it-means-for-the-future/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Why do Latino parents not enroll their children in a universal Pre-K context? The case of New Brunswick\, NJ
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Janet Venancio Rodriguez \nTo attend virtually\, use the Zoom link provided via email.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/dissertation-defense-why-do-latino-parents-not-enroll-their-children-in-a-universal-pre-k-context-the-case-of-new-brunswick-nj/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning
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