The agreement comes two weeks after the first faculty strike in the university's history.
Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway confirmed the news in a statement, saying the agreement includes a substantial salary increase for most of the faculty and a new compensation structure for others.
The agreement needs to be ratified by the full union.
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