Board of Trustees Statement July 2011

On July 26 2011, the Board of Trustees held a meeting via teleconference. President Richard Wolfson spoke to the Board addressing the manner in which the meeting was being held as well as the impact of tuition increases on students and their families. In the end the Board voted to increase undergraduate tuition by 5% and graduate tuition by 3%.

To read Richard Wolfson's full comments click here.

To read the Star Ledge article reference in Richard Wolfson's comments click here.

Collective bargaining helps all workers, whether in unions or not

Nicholas Yovnello's, President, Council of New Jersey State College Locals, Letter to the Editor was published in The Star-Ledger on July 20, 2011. He rightly points out that " “Right to Work” legislation, if passed, will actually be a “Right to Work for Less” law." Take a minute to read the entire piece on-line, comment on it, or contact your state legislator about the Right to Work legislation currently being considered in Trenton.  To find out who your legislators are, click here. 

Bill Sullivan Speaks at the June 23rd Rally in Trenton

America's Drop Out Problem

"According to a variety of sources, 46 percent of teachers leave the field--drop out--within 5 years. A conservative national estimate of the cost of replacing public school teachers who have dropped out of the profession is $2.2 billion a year." To read more of Franklin Schargel's article, America's Next Educational Crisis, click here.