New Jersey’s public colleges would be banned from paying for commencement speakers under legislation introduced in Trenton this week. The bill comes two weeks after Rutgers and Kean universities cut big checks for celebrity speakers to headline their graduation ceremonies. Though Rutgers and Kean officials said they paid speakers to give their students the best graduation possible, DiMaio said it is not necessary to offer commencement speakers monetary compensation. Read more at:
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