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St. Peter’s names Schnitzer to head graduate degree program

July 27, 2020 1:16 pm

Ginger Gold Schnitzer will head the Saint Peter’s University public administration master’s program, the university announced today. Schnitzer, the former government relations director for the New Jersey Education Association, will also continue in her current post as executive director of...

Murphy names Davis to Brookdale College board

June 9, 2020 8:31 pm

Dyese Davis, a rising star in Central Jersey politics, has been named to the Board of Trustees of Brookdale Community College. Gov. Phil Murphy filed he direct appointment today that does not require Senate confirmation. Davis, the deputy chief of...

Murphy names Smith Ellis as his new chief policy advisor

June 3, 2020 9:30 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has named one of his cabinet members, Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis, as his new chief policy advisor, a senior staff position with wide-ranging influence over the governor’s entire agenda as the state looks to rebound from the...

Sean Spiller elected Montclair mayor

May 12, 2020 8:47 pmMay 13, 2020 1:56 am

Sean Spiller, the influential vice president of the New Jersey Education Association, was elected Mayor of Montclair on Tuesday, defeating Renee Baskerville by a vote of 4,027 to 3,577, 53%-47%. The incumbent, Robert Jackson, did not seek re-election. Spiller, who...

Murphy statement on Repollet

May 11, 2020 9:16 pm

Statement from Governor Murphy on Appointment of Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Lamont Repollet as the Next President of Kean University “Dr. Repollet was one of the first Cabinet appointments I announced, and he quickly distinguished himself as a strong...

Repollet will get Kean University presidency today

May 11, 2020 4:59 pmMay 12, 2020 10:44 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s Commissioner of Education will be named today as the new president of Kean University, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The Kean Board of Trustees are meeting now to vote on the hiring of Dr. Lamont Repollet...

Newark VBM turnout is 3%

May 7, 2020 1:38 pm

Just 3% of Newark voters have returned vote-by-mail ballots for a school board race that had been expected to have little voter interest. So far, 4,679 voters have returned their VBM ballots for three Board of Education seats. Last April,...