2021-2022 marks the 75th Anniversary of Rutgers University-Newark’s designation as a public institution of higher education. In this 75th anniversary, as our nation reckons with deep racial, political, and ideological fracture, our University is once again called upon, as a public, anchor institution, to provide a space for critical conversation that can lead … Read More
Celebrating Rutgers University-Newark’s 75th anniversary as a public institution also means confronting its history of exclusion. In this panel, we reflect on the mobilization that students and activists undertook in the 1960s and 1970s, and that has led the University to become more inclusive and discuss the continued efforts and challenges of ensuring that the … Read More
Dialogue between Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Mayor Ras Baraka Moderator:Marcia Brown, Former Vice Chancellor for External and Governmental Relations Opening Reception6:45pm-7:30pm Refreshments will be served. REGISTER for Newark & Its University - Part II.
As nationwide protests raged in the summer of 2020 following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police, many believed that our nation was finally experiencing “a moment of racial reckoning.” In this conversation, a panel of race and ethnicity scholars situate the 2020 protests in a historical context and … Read More
The City of Newark has a deep history of civil rights activism and socially engaged artistic practice. In this conversation, creative practitioners from different disciplines will discuss their role in both addressing and helping us understand societal fracture, and its potential to create space for voices that need to be heard, and contribute to transformation … Read More
On behalf of the RU-N Women's History Month Committee, please join us this Wednesday, March 30, 2022 during free period at 2:30pm for a virtual event, Campus Trailblazers: 75 Years of Celebration, honoring our past, present, and future sheroes! This event features a keynote conversation with former RU-N Vice Chancellor Marcia Brown, a student panel … Read More
Money Mindset (Session 1) Join the us in a discussion about Financial Literacy and learn about your money. These programs are aimed to empower students with skills for better money management. In this specific session learn how the way you think about money is connected to how you spend and utilize your money. If … Read More
AFC Ice cream Social (1)