N.J. Governor Wants to Merge Thomas Edison Into Rutgers

[jacanyardie]

Its for the 2011 budget plan, so it would likely be during the course of the year, if it actually passes.

I .....don't want to be caught in the transition.

A New Model for the Revitalization of Trenton’s Cultural District
The Governor’s Fiscal 2011 Budget replicates Rutgers’ central role in the revitalization of downtown New
Brunswick by proposing to bring Rutgers to the Capital City through a merger with Thomas Edison State
College. Thomas Edison’s instructional program is not primarily provided through a traditional classroom
model; Rutgers offers both on-line and classroom-based programs. The combination will allow new
classroom-based services for students in Trenton, while leveraging the two institutions’ distance learning
programming.

The Budget also proposes that Rutgers, which has experience operating its own library and museum, take
over the operations of the State Library (which is currently overseen by Thomas Edison College) and the State
Museum. A lack of consistent State and private support has prevented the State Library and State Museum
from meeting their full potential as cultural and economic assets for Trenton and New Jersey.