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U. looks to improve minority recruitment BRENDAN BRIGHTMAN NEWS EDITOR
At the Rutgers Board of Governors meeting earlier this week, Richard Roper, the chairman of the Committee of Student and Academic Affairs, said some members of his committee were “surprised and dare I say disappointed” at the number of Black people enrolled at Rutgers University—New Brunswick. Black people make up 7 percent of New Brunswick’s student body, he said. Courtney McAnuff, the vice chancellor of Student Enrollment, said this number is a cause of concern, as Black people make up 14 percent of New Jersey’s overall population.
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But the University cannot consider an applicant’s race when making enrollment decisions, he said. “We look at many factors when planning class, among them ethnicity, urban, rural, academic major, discipline,” he said. “Rutgers is a pretty complicated place and people apply to a number of different schools.” What Rutgers can do, McAnuff said, is create outreach programs that would allow minority students to be admitted as long as they meet the regular admissions criteria. The University invests millions of dollars in pre-college programs that help students reach admissions levels. SEE RECRUITMENT ON PAGE 4
RU researchers compare fish DNA to human genetics CATHERINE NGUYEN NEWS EDITOR
The research team inserts mouse genes into fish eggs, then tracks their progress as they grow up. The scientists then store and study the genetic makeup of the fish. CATHERINE NGUYEN / NEWS EDITOR
A research team at Rutgers is currently trying to transform fish into four-legged animals in order to solve the genetic mystery of how exactly fish evolved. When comparing fish with humans, their bone structure actually bears some resemblance to that of humans, said Tetsuya Nakamura, an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics. “Our body structure is all based on fish anatomy,” he said. SEE GENETICS ON PAGE 5
William Castellano, a professor and chair of human resources and management in the School of Management and Labor Relations, said one of the major differences of the online program was that it did not require a GRE or GMAT, because participants in the program are required to have previous experience in human resources. RUTGERS.EDU
New Human Resources program coming 2019 JACOB TURCHI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) will be launching an online master’s degree program for Human Resource Management (HRM) this upcoming
fall semester, bringing the University’s current curriculum to the web and making it more accessible. William Castellano is a professor and chair of human resources and management in the SMLR. He said the online program will be geared more toward those
who have experience in the field already, but wish to expand their knowledge of human resources management. The program will also be much shorter, only requiring 36 credits, as opposed to the in-person program which requires 48. The quality of the online program, though, is the same as in-person. The online classes follow a similar structure and are even taught by the same professors as the in-person program, he said. The online master’s program would
actually be more experiential, as it is more geared to a student’s personal experiences as opposed to their academic work. One of the benefits of the online program is that it works better for those who want a more flexible schedule. Those who work full-time or have children would benefit from it most, Castellano said. The online program can also be completed much faster. “You could feasibly do the whole course in an 18-month period,” he said. “ A person who has to do it in a
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class may have some problems with the time schedule. The flexibility is really the most appealing part.” The online program does have one major difference compared to the in person program: it does not require a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Castellano said the reason behind this is because the in-person program does not demand the same four years of experience that are SEE PROGRAM ON PAGE 4