Rutgers University,officially Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey,is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766,Rutgers was originally called Queen's College,and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States,the second-oldest in New Jersey after Princeton University,and one of nine U.S. colonial colleges that were chartered before the American Revolution.
Michael Herman Michaud is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston,Auburn,Bangor,Presque Isle,and Ellsworth. It is the largest Congressional district by area east of the Mississippi River.
The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM),known until 2018 as the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG),is an independent agency of the United States government that broadcasts news and information. It is considered an arm of U.S. diplomacy.
Robert Ernest Andrews is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1990 to 2014. The district included most of Camden County and parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
New Brunswick Theological Seminary is a Reformed Christian seminary with its main campus in New Brunswick,New Jersey. It was founded in 1784 and is one of the oldest seminaries in the United States. It is a seminary of the Reformed Church in America (RCA),a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States that follows the theological tradition and Christian practice of John Calvin. First established in New York City under the leadership of the Rev. John Henry Livingston,who instructed aspiring ministers in his home,the seminary established its presence in New Brunswick in 1810. Although a separate institution,the seminary's early development in New Brunswick was closely connected with that of Rutgers University before establishing its own campus in the city in 1856. Since 1986,the seminary has also offered classes at a satellite location on the grounds of St. John's University in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens,New York.
Barbara A. Buono is an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2014,where she represented the 18th Legislative District. She served from 2010 to 2012 as the Majority Leader in the Senate,succeeding Stephen Sweeney,and was succeeded by Loretta Weinberg. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2013 general election,which she lost to Republican incumbent Chris Christie.
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson was an editor at Reader's Digest and American government official. He was also chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors,which manages Voice of America radio,and Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,which manages funds appropriated by Congress in support of public television and radio. According to The New York Times,there was an inquiry concerning possible misuse of federal money by Tomlinson. Investigators at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting said on November 15,2005,"that they had uncovered evidence that its former chairman had repeatedly broken federal law and the organization's own regulations in a campaign to combat what he saw as liberal bias". According to The New York Times,U.S. State Department investigators determined in 2006 that he had "used his office to run a 'horse racing operation'," that he "improperly put a friend on the payroll",that he "repeatedly used government employees to perform personal errands",and that he "billed the government for more days of work than the rules permit".
Dana Marie Perino is an American political commentator and author who served as the 26th White House Press Secretary,under President George W. Bush from September 14,2007,to January 20,2009. She was the second female White House Press Secretary,after Dee Dee Myers,who served during the Clinton administration.
Karen Kornbluh served as U.S. Ambassador to the OECD under President Barack Obama and as a senior official at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Federal Communications Commission under President Bill Clinton. She is an expert on communications policy,international trade and issues affecting working families. Her profile in The New York Times focused on her efforts “Fighting for Economic Equality.” She is now Director of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at the German Marshall Fund of the United States,a think tank dedicated to promoting transatlantic cooperation,where she is also a Senior Fellow. She also currently serves as the Chairperson of the board of the Open Technology Fund. She was previously Executive Vice President of External Affairs at Nielsen,Senior Fellow for Digital Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations,and a presidentially-appointed member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. She was a senior adviser to Barack Obama from the beginning of his Senate tenure throughout his 2008 presidential campaign.
Norman Joel Pattiz was an American broadcasting entrepreneur who founded radio network Westwood One. Pattiz was a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame.
Rodney Newell Searle Sr. was a Minnesota farmer,insurance agent,and public servant. Born and raised in urban New Jersey,Searle moved to rural Minnesota in 1947 with his wife Jane and their two young children. With no prior experience in agriculture,they moved to a farm,and soon were raising crops and livestock. He also became heavily involved in community activities.
Leslie Anne Miller is a Pennsylvania attorney and philanthropist who served as General Counsel of Pennsylvania under Governor Ed Rendell.
Rutgers Business School –Newark and New Brunswick is the graduate and undergraduate business school located on the Newark and New Brunswick campuses of Rutgers University. It was founded in 1929. It operated under several different names before consolidating into Rutgers Business School.
William Maurice Cowan is an American lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from February 1,2013,to July 16,2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as legal counsel and chief of staff to Governor Deval Patrick. Patrick appointed him on an interim basis to fill the vacancy left by fellow Democrat John Kerry,who resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Ida L. Castro is an American attorney and government official who served as Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from October 23,1998,to August 13,2001.
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) is the umbrella organization for the schools and assets acquired by Rutgers University after the July 1,2013 breakup of the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. While its various facilities are spread across several locations statewide,Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is considered the university's fourth campus.
Michael P. Meehan was appointed to the Broadcasting Board of Governors by Barack Obama. Meehan is co-chair of the Communications and Outreach Committee of the BBG,chair of its Strategy and Budget Committee and the Global Internet Freedom Committee.
Tammy Murphy is an American financier who has been the First Lady of New Jersey since 2018. She is also the chair of professional women's soccer team NJ/NY Gotham FC,which she co-owns with her husband,the 56th Governor of New Jersey,Phil Murphy. Prior to her political and sports executive roles,Murphy was a banker for Goldman Sachs.
Nicole "Nikki" Jai Budzinski is an American politician and labor union leader. She has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2023,as a member of the Democratic Party.
