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“I believe a Rutgers with a medical school in New Brunswick and a presence in every region of the state would serve New Jersey exceptionally well.”
President Richard L. McCormick’s Message to the University Community (January 25, 2012)

Strengthening Higher Education in New Jersey
On January 25, 2012, Governor Chris Christie released and endorsed the final report of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Advisory Committee, chaired by Dr. Sol Barer. This final report expands upon the committee’s interim report issued September 20, 2011. Taken together, these two documents make three significant recommendations that have the potential to transform Rutgers:
- Integrate the UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and the UMDNJ School of Public Health with Rutgers University
- Develop a formalized research consortium among Rutgers and the other public research universities in Newark
- Create a broader, expanded research university in southern New Jersey that integrates the Rutgers–Camden Campus into Rowan University.
Recommendations of this magnitude by law require the consent of Rutgers’ two governing boards—the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees—which have ultimate responsibility for ensuring the university’s future progress.
- President Richard L. McCormick Testimony before the Senate Higher Education Committee (February 6, 2012)
- Message from President Richard L. McCormick to the University Community: Medical Education Committee Report’s Enormous Implications for Rutgers (January 25, 2012)