Have You Met Rutgers-Newark?
Judith Viorst
Author; recipient of Emmy Award in 1970; Newark College of Arts and Sciences ‘52
At home in Washington, D.C., best-selling author Judith Viorst talks about her books for children and adults (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Necessary Losses; The Tenth Good Thing About Barney; Suddenly Sixty And Other Shocks Of Later Life... etc.) her college years attending Rutgers University in Newark, NJ, and the people and authors who have influenced her.
"Alexander, Mom and the Very Messy Stay" - New York Times Article (2007)
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Quick Facts
Campus Overview
Founded: 1908
Joined Rutgers: 1946
Campus Size: 38 acres, 33 buildings
Interim Chancellor: Philip Yeagle
Undergraduate Majors: 40+
Graduate Programs: 20+ (JD, MA, MBA, MFA, MPA, MS, Ph.D.)
Athletics: 14 NCAA Division III women and men's teams
Libraries: 4
Enrollment (fall 2012)
Total: 12,011
Undergraduates: 7,666
Graduates: 4,345
Faculty/Staff
Full-time Faculty: 585
Faculty with Terminal Degrees: 99%
Full-time Staff: 770
Students
Male/Female Ratio: 50:50
Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Nations Represented: 100+
On-campus Residents: 1,280
Carnegie Classification
Basic Type: Research Universities (high research activity)
Special Classification: Community Engagement
Events
May. 2:
Bird Walks on Campus
Join us this May to observe nature in the middle of our own campus. We...