Debates over voting access are often framed in theory – what might happen, what could go wrong. A recent The New York Times article instead asks a different question: what actually happened when a state tried it. In “Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas,” by Chris Hippensteel, the focus turns to… continue reading
As lawmakers across the United States debate reducing or eliminating the property tax, a Rutgers University–Camden professor was selected as one of a small group of nationally recognized experts invited to weigh in on the future of the property tax, one of the most important and controversial sources of local government revenue. Michael Hayes, Associate… continue reading
Insider NJ has named two Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) alumni from Rutgers–Camden – Dena Mottola Jaborska and Jigna Rao – to its 2025 Powerful Women of NJ list. In a featured story introducing this year’s honorees, New Jersey Assemblywoman Shavonda E. Sumter describes the list as a “carefully curated group of remarkable women”… continue reading
There are moments on campus when individual achievement becomes collective momentum. The recent induction ceremony for the Beta Mu chapter of the Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society – Tri-Alpha – was one of them, as graduate students from Rutgers Graduate School–Camden stood alongside undergraduate peers from across Rutgers–Camden to be recognized for academic excellence as… continue reading
After returning from service with the Peace Corps in Fiji, Hanan Allen sought a graduate program that aligned with her commitment to community development, international public service, and social impact. That search, prompted by a question posed by Public Affairs doctoral candidate Giovi Romero Sarubbi about how her Peace Corps experience shaped her next steps,… continue reading
From the EMPA classroom to the State Board table, James C. Williams is putting public administration into practice. A former student in the Executive Master of Public Administration program, Williams has been appointed to the New Jersey State Board of Education by Governor Phil Murphy, serving on the 13-member body responsible for adopting the administrative… continue reading
