Gaiutra Bahudur was named the first visiting fellow in Indentureship Studies at the University of Cambridge's Selwyn College in England, where she researched the controversial system that replaced slavery in the British Empire.
Rutgers-Newark professor Salamishah Tillet is co-curator of the first outdoor exhibition on Washington D.C.’s National Mall, which features stories untold by the Mall’s existing monuments. The exhibition opens August 18.
With support from the National Science Foundation, Rutgers-Newark's Lily Khadempour is helping to build a national networking and mentorship program for women scientists of color.
Alexander Hinton of Rutgers-Newark has won the American Anthropological Association’s 2022 Anthropology in Media Award, given to individuals who have raised public awareness of the field.
Rutgers University–Newark Distinguished Professor John Keene Keene has won the National Book Award for Poetry for his latest collection of poems, Punks: New & Selected Poems.
RU-N's Department of Urban Education will be hosting this year’s statewide conference on diversifying the teacher workforce starting with an Oct. 4 virtual session.Â