NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) Rutgers University may take over much of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as part of a reconfiguration of higher-education in New Jersey.

Experts say that would probably help with the goal of making it into one of the nation's top public universities, but there is more to be done.

They say the school also needs to prioritize which departments will be targeted to try to attract top faculty. And, it needs to cut bureaucracy for students and do a better job of promoting itself.

The university is working on those areas.

For instance, it's using money from a capital campaign to endow chairs in some key departments.

The shifts for the university come just as a new president is to be sworn in.

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