For Black women who succeed as politicians, the job is fraught with challenges. But their insights into the lives of constituents-- and the political system itself--are invaluable to democracy, government leaders and faculty agreed at a Rutgers-Newark Black History Month event.
Reparations for America’s legacy of discriminating against those with disabilities is increasingly being advocated as a way to reckon with centuries of harm, and in some cases, restore what was lost, according to Lauren Shallish, a Rutgers-Newark professor of Disability Studies.
Rutgers-Newark and The PhD Project – a nationally recognized non-profit organization aimed at diversifying the business world by diversifying professors leading business school classrooms–explored creating change in corporate America at an event celebrating The PhD Project’s 30th anniversary.
Rutgers-Newark faculty, students and staff celebrated the school’s status as a Hispanic Serving Institution at an event focusing on Latinx scholarship and student experience.
Julio Teran’s background as the son of Ecuadorian immigrants and his connection to a range of Spanish-speaking communities at home and on campus gives him an advantage in the field of marketing, he contends.
Political Science Professor Diane Wong, who researches young voters of color, shares the latest statistics and insights on this key election-year demographic.