{"id":82297,"date":"2025-12-28T03:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/82297\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T03:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:59:13","slug":"njcu-kean-merger-bill-passes-state-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/82297\/","title":{"rendered":"NJCU-Kean Merger Bill Passes State Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bill authorizing Union-based Kean University to absorb the financially troubled New Jersey City University (NJCU) passed the New Jersey Legislature on Monday, with both chambers voting to advance it with few amendments.<\/p>\n

The two public universities\u2019 efforts to permanently merge come three years after NJCU declared a financial emergency<\/a> amid declining enrollment and ongoing financial mismanagement. In November, the New Jersey Senate Higher Education Committee heard testimony that NJCU is facing a $25 million structural deficit and nearly $200 million in debt.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Komar is a Jersey City Times staff reporter who primarily covers K-12 and higher education. You can reach her at sarah.komar@jcitytimes.com or 347-644-8528 (call or text). Follow her on X @SarahEKomar,…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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