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- ↑ Resolution Amending Presidential Contractual Appointment Extending Until June 30, 2020. Feb. 9, 2017 Meeting Minutes, NJIT Board of Trustees.
- ↑ NJIT Faculty Handbook.
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- ↑ "NJIT appoints interim leader to permanent university president". NJ.com. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ↑ NJIT President's $5.3M Contract Takes Top Spot Among NJ College Chiefs.
- ↑ US Census Bureau Quick Facts Newark, New Jersey
- ↑ "'We don't have anything like this.' NJIT unveils $110M athletic center". NJ.com. 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ↑ "Tuition and Fees, 1998-99 Through 2020-21". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ↑ "NJIT's Plans to Demolish Buildings in Historic District Temporarily Derailed". Jersey Digs. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ↑ "After Warren Street School Demolished, James Street Named 'Most Endangered'". Jersey Digs. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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