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Institute May Disaffiliate From Alumni Association

Institute May Disaffiliate From Alumni Association

Institute May Disaffiliate From Alumni Association

Appellate court affirms termination of right to use name after activities undermined relationship with university
The New Jersey Institute of Technology, a 130-year-old public university emphasizing science and technology, has won the right to disaffiliate from its alumni association and to deny the association the ability to use its name and logos in ways that might mislead the public. The Appellate Division of the Superior Court has affirmed a trial court decision from 2014 upholding the disaffiliation. ( Alumni Association of New Jersey Institute of Technology v. New Jersey Institute of Technology , Superior Ct., App. Div., NJ, 5/12/16. ) After a 37-day trial, the trial court issued a 46-page opinion and order approving the university’s decisions to disaffiliate itself from the association, create a...

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