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American Athletic Conference to hire ex-Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti as commissioner, AP sources say
The American Athletic Conference is hiring former Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti as its next commissioner, two people with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still being finalized and no official announcement by the conference was scheduled yet. Pernetti, a New Jersey native and former Rutgers football...
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Python removed from dorm room at Rutgers University
Police were called to a Rutgers University dorm Monday after getting a call about a python in a room at Voorhees Residence Hall.
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Phil Sellers, who led Rutgers to its only Final Four in 1976, dies at 69
In a post to X, the platform previously known as Twitter, the Rutgers Men’s Basketball program called Sellers “the G.O.A.T. of Rutgers men’s basketball.”
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9 things you need to know to be a Rutgers University fan
Everything you need to know about the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars launched the initiative with funding from the Knight Foundation in response to what organizers see as threats to U.S. democracy.
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Rutgers' Unions Ratify New Contracts, Formally Ending Strike
Three faculty unions that went on strike last month at Rutgers University have approved four-year contracts, effectively ending the first strike in the school’s 257-year history.
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Classes Resume at Rutgers But Instructor Unions Continue to Picket: What's Next?
Classes may be back on at Rutgers University campuses, but the picketing by instructor unions continues as negotiators try to turn a framework agreement into actual contracts with several unions. For students who are getting back to studies after a week’s strike interruption, they now know how their studies will be impacted this semester due to the strike. In...
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Rutgers, Unions Announce Agreement, Classes to Resume
Rutgers University and union representatives have announced an agreement allowing a halt to a five-day strike that was the first such job action in the 257-year history of New Jersey’s flagship university.
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Rutgers University Teachers and Staff Go On Strike
For the first time in Rutgers University’s history, teachers and staff are walking the picket line. About 9,000 workers from three different unions are on strike fighting for what they call fair living wages and job security. NBC10’s Cydney Long has the details.
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Simpson's Late And-1 FT Helps Rutgers Beat Penn State 59-56
Derek Simpson tied his career high with 16 points, including the go-ahead three-point play in the closing seconds, Cam Spencer scored 11 of his 13 in the second half and Rutgers rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat Penn State 59-56 Sunday night.
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Rutgers University Student Sexually Assaulted at Off-Campus Party
Police say a woman was sexually assaulted at a large party in a private home just off the Rutgers University campus. A source familiar with the investigation says a female student was followed into a bathroom by a stranger and attacked. “The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and New Brunswick Police Department are investigating a sexual assault which was reported...
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Late 3-Pointer Sends NJ's Rutgers Past No. 1 Purdue Again
Cam Spencer’s 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left gave Rutgers the lead and No. 1 Purdue failed to convert on its final two chances as the Scarlet Knights held on for a shocking 65-64 victory. It’s the second straight year coach Steve Pikiell’s team has upset top-ranked Purdue.
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‘It's a Tremendous Honor': Rutgers Names Court After Former Coach C. Vivian Stringer
Rutgers dedicated its court to former coach C. Vivian Stringer on Sunday before the team’s game against No. 4 Ohio State. The 74-year-old won 1,055 games in her Hall of Fame career before retiring after last season. She coached 50 years, including at Rutgers from 1995-2022 after stints at Cheyney and Iowa. She was fourth all time in wins among...