The first statewide plan of its kind since the December 2010 Report of the Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education, which prompted substantial change in many of New Jersey's public research universities, the Murphy Administration plan is centered on a Student Bill of Rights. Among them: early exposure to college, safe and supported campuses, expanded experiential learning and opportunities to earn college credit outside the classroom.  More.

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, pictured, and Secretary of Higher Education Zakiya Smith Ellis spoke about the State’s role in prevention and response, especially in light of proposed changes to Title IX guidelines on how schools respond to sexual assault. Smith Ellis described a student bill of rights that’s part of Governor Murphy’s new higher education plan. More.