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New Jersey City University could soon merge with Kean University

NJCU has not been able to balance its finances. The school was appointed a state monitor in 2023.

Matt Trapani

Mar 6, 2025, 10:23 PM

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New Jersey City University may soon be getting a new name.

The school could be called Kean Jersey City through a partnership with Kean University in Union Township. The NJCU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to pursue a “strategic merger.”

NJCU has not been able to balance its finances. The school was appointed a state monitor in 2023. It was ordered to pursue a partnership with a “fiscally stable” public school.

The Murphy administration is on board with the plan.

"Maintaining access to high-quality post-secondary education for students and the community, who have long benefitted from NJCU's local presence, forms the basis of our shared commitment to the institution's future,” a spokesperson wrote.

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