Gov. Chris Christie wants to see the Rutgers-Camden campus become part of Rowan University and shed the Rutgers name as part of a major reconfiguration of New Jersey's public higher-education system.
He also told a news conference Wednesday he wants to rename what's left of the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark.
Rowan University in Glassboro would be elevated to a major research university under the plan to give it control of the Rutgers campus in Camden, which also houses a law school and business school.
A committee has already recommended giving Rutgers' main campus in New Brunswick and Piscataway control of three UMDNJ components in that area.
Remaining parts of UMDNJ would be headquartered in Newark and be known as the New Jersey Health Sciences University.
Christie Seeks Rowan Takeover of Rutgers-Camden
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie wants to makes Rutgers-Camden part of Rowan University
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