SOMOS Festival Celebrates Spanish, Portuguese and Latinx Poetry and Culture
It’s well-known that Rutgers University–Newark’s diversity has set it apart from its peers nationwide. For 25 years it’s been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the most diverse campus in the country. Contributing to that diversity are RU-N’s Hispanic and Latinx students, who compose more than 25 percent of the school’s undergraduate full-time equivalent student enrollment, which makes RU-N a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution.
Last week, several SASN departments hosted the inaugural SOMOS Festival at the Paul Robeson Campus Center, bringing together students and teachers from nearby Bloomfield High School with RU-N faculty and students for a celebration of Spanish, Portuguese and Latinx poetry & culture. The festival was funded with the generous support of a Chancellor’s Impact Seed Grant and was open to the public as well.
Read more here: https://sasn.rutgers.edu/news-events/news/somos-festival-celebrates-spanish-portuguese-and-latinx-poetry-and-culture