Claims put urgency into merger talks

As lawmakers review a bid to restructure Rutgers and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, some higher-education leaders on Tuesday counseled caution while others called for an immediate and dramatic overhaul.

Calling UMDNJ "a sinking ship," the CEO of the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals urged lawmakers to put the beleaguered institution's operations under the control of Rutgers and Seton Hall universities.

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