(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Mergers more likely with colleges under increasing financial pressure amid declining enrollment
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Mergers more likely with colleges under increasing financial pressure amid declining enrollment
NJ Spotlight NewsSix key approvals are needed before deal can be finalized

Federal report shows consumer prices up 6% in the past year
NJ Spotlight NewsSome 13% of Bloomfield’s full-time employees will not be hired after the merger

Montclair State University previously extended financial support to Bloomfield College

Employers added about 26,000 jobs last month, with most of the gains coming from the trade, transportation and utilities sectors

The school is asking for donor support

Over 450 million people around the world are expected to watch esports in 2019, and global revenues are expected to exceed $1 billion.

For every dollar the state invests in private higher education, $35 is being returned to the economy.

A discount for some NJ Transit commuters who will suffer the inconvenience of Amtrak's extensive repairs. Help for families of missing children. Law enforcement agencies ...

The average borrower in New Jersey carries more than $30,000 in student loan debt and nearly two-thirds of students in the Garden State have loans.

An NJTV News exclusive. A complaint charges a charter school is intentionally segregated -- whiter and wealthier than the local public schools. The state's credit ...

Two-tiered health care. The State Senate tried to clear up confusion over Horizon's new Omnia Health Alliance: who has access and are there gaps in ...

One in 10 scientists and engineers are minority women, and African American students only account for five percent of STEM college majors.

No margin to miss revenue projections this year. Running drills to handle the unthinkable. An amazing victory lap. Engineering success for girls. And an antidote ...

Students from NJ colleges and universities exhibit projects at the second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the Liberty Science Center.

New rules on Cuba. The impact on trade, travel, cigars? Carjacking down in North Jersey. Raising the gas tax. Who's pro? Who's con? Tray-free dining.

Not offering trays in dining halls saves money and cuts down on wasted food.

The president of Rutgers University talks about the resignation of the university's athletic director. Months after Superstorm Sandy, JCP&L customers finally get a chance to ...

Creative placemaking, the idea of shaping a community through the arts, is taking place in Bloomfield and Montclair.