Author: Natalie PassovThe Walter Rand Institute (WRI) is deeply embedded in the communities of Southern New Jersey. Spanning across all eight counties – Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem – our mission is rooted in a simple but powerful idea championed by Senator Walter Rand: research and data not only can… continue reading
Authors: Celine Thompson, Amanda Ekelburg, Madeliene Alger, Kiersten Westley WRI is in Year IV of a five-year evaluation of the Clayton Model, a social-emotional learning program in Gloucester County schools. Recent funding from the NJ Department of Education is aimed at expanding to other New Jersey schools, and WRI is evaluating this expansion over the five year period…. continue reading
Authors: Devon Ziminski, Natalie Passov As part of WRI’s 25th anniversary activities, we are highlighting a series of collaborations with our partners in the South Jersey region and across the State. We’re celebrating National Public Health Week by sharing our fruitful partnerships with AtlantiCare and Inspira Health. WRI has collaborated with both health systems over… continue reading
Authors: Devon Ziminski, Madeleine Alger, Carla Villacis, Amanda Ekelburg The Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI) partnered with Inspira Health to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in Inspira Health’s service region of Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties. The recently released regional CHNA (2025-2027) provides a detailed overview of the unique health-related… continue reading
Authors: Mavis Asiedu-Frimpong, Angelina Cheng This year, the Senator Walter Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers–Camden (WRI) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In 2000, WRI was founded with a vision of creating a research center devoted to Camden City, South Jersey, and its namesake, Senator Walter Rand. Senator Rand was best known for his exceptional… continue reading
Authors: Mavis Asiedu-Frimpong, Devon Ziminski It’s been about a year since WRI released a transportation report synthesizing 10 years’ worth of data from our projects. The goal of the report was to shed light on public transportation access in South Jersey, the impact that a lack of public transportation has on individuals and communities in… continue reading
