Public Hearing Testimony Concerning The

Higher Educational Services

Assembly Budget Committee – March 7, 2012

John Wall, Citizen Dr. Yibin Kang, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology at Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, Eastern Division, American Cancer Society

Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee – March 13, 2012

Susan A. Cole, President, Montclair State University Alan Kaufman, Professor of English, Bergen Community College Brian S. Volz, Government Relations Associate, Education Association Stephen Way, Student Montclair State University Richard Wolfson, Professor, Montclair State University, Department of Curriculum of Teaching Lisa Grab, Montclair State University Student, Vice Chair, New Jersey United Students Thea Stelzle, Organizer, Students for a Democratic society Montclair State University Tom Murphy, Co-President, Health Professional and Allied Employees Richard Morales-Wright, President, Educational Opportunity Fund Professional Association of New Jersey

Assembly Budget Committee – March 19, 2012

Denise V. Rodgers, MD, Interim President of University of Medical and Dentistry of New Jersey and James Gonzalez, Interim President and Chief Financial Officer, The University Hospital Nadia Nieves, NJ STARS Alumna Bergen Community College Dayton Pierce, NJ STARS Student, Bergen Community College William Brown, Iraq Veteran Navy SEAL and Rutgers Camden Law Student Tom Murphy, Co-President, Health Professionals and Allied Employees Brian S. Volz, Government Relations Associate Director, New Jersey Education Association Emanuel Goldman, Ph.D., Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School, AAUP Newark Chapter Representative James Gilday, Chief Financial Officer, Innovative Educational Programs

Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee – March 21, 2012

Lauren Grodstein, Associate Professor, , Camden Dr. Alison Gammie, Cancer Researcher and Senior Lecturer, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University Joseph L. Mintzer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Coriell Institute for Medical Research James Schwarzwalder, Citizen Samantha Parrino, NJ STARS Student, Burlington County College

Assembly Budget Committee – March 26, 2012

Cathleen R. Litvack, Vice President, Advocated for New Jersey History Nyun Kyu Seo, Student, Rutgers University-Camden Vibiana Cvetkovic, Reference Librarian, Rutgers University-Camden Neil Wise, Retired, United States Environmental Protection Agency Claire Antonucci, Executive Director, New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium Drew Humphries, Professor, Rutgers University Adam Scales, Professor of Law, Rutgers University-Camden Carol Singely, Esq., Professor of English, Director of Graduate English Program, Rutgers University-Camden Dr. Katherine C. Epstein, Assistant Professor of History, Rutgers University-Camden

Other Submitted Testimony

Dr. Barry Adler, Past President, New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association Claire Antonucci, Executive Director, Director of Education, New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium Margaret Marsh, Ph.D., University Professor of History, Rutgers University Ira Roseman, Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University-Camden James Rushing, Associate Professor of German and Department Chair Department of Foreign Language and Literatures, Rutgers University-Camden James Schwartzwalder, Citizen Alec D. Walen, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University School of Law