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Christie splits up Rutgers in higher ed overhaul
Gov. Chris Christie announced his plans for the re-organization of the state’s higher education facilities, including splitting up the Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-New Brunswick campuses.
The plan would: (1) fold a portion of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) into Rutgers-New Brunswick; (2) allow Rowan University to take over Rutgers-Camden and partner with Cooper University Medical School; and (3) create the Health Sciences University in Newark out of other UMDNJ departments to partner with University Hospital. (Carroll, PolitickerNJ)