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In the News This Week
Chancellor Phoebe Haddon Visits Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

RU–Camden Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon recently met in the Washington, D.C., chambers of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in honor of  Chancellor Haddon receiving the 2019 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of American Law Schools. A prominent distinction bestowed by the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education, the award honors individuals with exemplary careers that demonstrate outstanding contributions to the legal academy and the legal profession through their teaching, service and scholarship. More.
RU Wins Big Ten Student Voter Turnout Award

Rutgers had the greatest gains in student voter turnout over the past four years in the Big Ten Voting Challenge – a nonpartisan initiative to spur civic engagement and encourage more students to head to the polls. More.

RU–Camden Student Organizes Sleepout for Homelessness

Nitan Shanas, pictured, a double major in urban studies and psychology, partnered with Joseph’s House of Camden to organize a “Sleepout for Homelessness,” which took place overnight last night on the RU-Camden campus and involved students, faculty and staff. More.

RU-N, Partners Host "1619" Public Lecture, Panel Discussion 

Celebrating the highly acclaimed 1619 Project, which documented 400 years since the arrival of slavery on colonial American shores, RU-Newark moderated a panel discussion at NJPAC following a public lecture by Nikole Hannah-Jones, who conceived the project. More.