Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations - SMLR

10/19/2026

If you are ready to build on your associate’s degree or transfer your college credits toward completion of a bachelor’s degree at , explore your options with the School of Management and Labor Relations at our Transfer Student Open House! 🎉

Join us on campus on 10/23 to learn about our degree programs, meet program directors & student counselors, discover career opportunities through SMLR Career Services, and more! Attendees will also be entered in a drawing for an application fee waiver! 👏

📆Friday, October 23
⏰ Registration - 8:30am, Programs - 9:30am-12:30pm
📍Janice H. Levin Building, Rutgers Livingston Campus, Piscataway, NJ
Free breakfast included!

⭐ Register Today: smlr.rutgers.edu/transfer2RUSMLR

10/15/2026

🤔Looking to transfer your college credits and complete your undergraduate degree at Rutgers? Look no further!! Explore your degree options with the School of Management and Labor Relations at our Transfer Student Open House!

🤩 Join us on campus on 10/23 to learn about our degree programs, meet program directors & student counselors, discover career opportunities through SMLR Career Services, and more! Attendees will also be entered in a drawing for an application fee waiver!

📆Friday, October 23
⏰ Registration - 8:30am, Programs - 9:30am-12:30pm
📍Janice H. Levin Building, Rutgers Livingston Campus, Piscataway, NJ
Free breakfast included!

Register Today: smlr.rutgers.edu/transfer2RUSMLR

10/14/2026

It's not just wages. There's also a gender gap when it comes to benefits. A new NBC News analysis reveals that 73% of men have access to paid time off, compared to just 69% of women. SMLR's Becky Logue-Conroy of the Center for Women and Work explains why it's happening.

New data reveals how far we haven’t come on an old problem.

10/05/2026

We’re proud to celebrate Nicole Gordon, a student in our Master’s in Labor and Employment Relations (MLER) Program, for receiving the PNC Achievers Award! Nicole was recognized at the football game this past Saturday. The award recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in academic achievement, community service, and student leadership as members of the Rutgers University community. 🥳

Nicole currently holds a 4.0 GPA in her graduate studies with an expected graduation date of May 2027. She previously earned a B.S. in Labor and Employment Relations at SMLR last year, graduating summa cm laude. In addition to her studies, Nicole is working as a student assistant for our MLER Program and is a Graduate Teaching Assistant. She also serves on the leadership board for RU LERA (Labor and Employment Relations Association).👏🤩

Congrats, Nicole! We are so proud! 🫶

Congrats to this week's PNC Bank Achievers!

09/30/2026

Passing the torch (or red SMLR cellphone holder) 🤝❤️

Introducing our new Director of the Human Resource Management (HRM) Undegraduate program, Jessica Methot! 🥳

We want to thank the former director, Ryan Greenbaum, for all of his great work here at SMLR 🫶

09/28/2026

Attend our Virtual Open House TOMORROW, 9/29 to learn how you can earn your degree with our 100% online, flexible and affordable Online Professional Master's in HR Management! 👏

Log on anytime between 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET to explore the program. Application fee waiver and scholarships are available! No GRE required. 🎉

Details and Register: smlr.rutgers.edu/OpenHouse_OnlineMHRM

09/25/2026

A declining number of young Americans identify as . SMLR's Eric Blanc believes "collective fun" and "participatory, populist joy" can help to reverse the trend, as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has demonstrated. Read Eric's guest essay in The New York Times. 👇

Fun, free events communicate a larger goal: that everyday people should be able to afford a joyful life.