Rutgers-Newark cheerleaders represent Scarlet Raider spirit at basketball games and other events. But the squad-which members call a sisterhood--is one of the few college cheer teams in North Jersey performing “stomp and shake,’’ a cheer style known for its rhythm, animation and power.
Rutger-Newark alumnus Sean McGovern is the face of the family-owned McGovern's Tavern, beloved hangout for students, faculty and staff since RU-N was established in 1946.
Alumna Yolanda Jackson, who graduated from RU-N with a bachelor's degree in 2015 and a masters in 2016 from the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), now works for the Center of PreCollege Programs. She's one of the many alums who'll be at Homecoming on Oct. 25.
The opening of RHYTHM CHANGES–a tribute to joy, improvisation and community–marked the start of a new season of art and conversation at Express Newark. It was also an opportunity for Rutgers University–Newark Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson to proclaim love for her new hometown and describe her vision for the future.
Rutgers Law School alumna Jing Kong, who graduated this year, is one of many Scarlet Raiders who plan on attending Rutgers-Newark's first homecoming event in more than a decade on Oct. 25.
Tik Tok influencer Nicolas Nuvan, a Rutgers alum known for his on-the-street interviews with everyday Black and brown people–encounters that often revolve around food–revealed how and why he forms connections wherever he goes at an Express Newark event.
Express Newark arts center kicks off its annual theme on Oct 9 with RHYTHM CHANGES, a series of exhibitions and events that embrace improvisation and the inevitable rhythm of change.
When Talib Morgan’s little sisters saw him thriving at Rutgers-Newark nearly 30 years ago, they followed in his footsteps, joining the ranks of Scarlet Raiders. All three plan to attend Homecoming on Oct. 25.
Rutgers University–Newark has been awarded the Seal of Excelencia, becoming the only college or university in New Jersey to earn this rigorous, data-driven certification from Excelencia in Education.
A Rutgers-Newark program that helps parents provide literacy support in Newark schools has done more than improve children’s reading skills. The parents also serve as “cultural brokers,” bridging gaps between a teaching staff of mostly white suburban women and the district’s families, who are predominately Black.
Within three years, nearly half of Newark’s residential property was sold to corporate buyers, a model designed to enrich investors through returns from rent collection, and a nationwide trend that can displace residents and impede home ownership, according to a Rutgers University—Newark report titled Who Owns Newark?
For an organization that leans on collective work with many stakeholders, a global pandemic poses almost insurmountable difficulties. Yet the Newark Public Safety Collaborative’s (NPSC) work has not only continued to provide important resources for the greater Newark community but has added new areas of focus to its already expansive reservoir of information.
A collaboration between Rutgers-Newark neuroscience researcher Mark Gluck and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) researcher Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, who studies immune systems and is RBHS provost, was featured in the Daily Beast as a potentially breakthrough study.
Thirty years ago, when Rutgers-Newark alumna Nancy La Vigne entered the field of criminal justice, policy makers paid little attention to data.
Rutgers Business School professor Jeffrey Robinson, an internationally known author and co-founder of the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, has been named Rutgers University—Newark’s new provost and executive vice chancellor.
The challenges of navigating college and law school as an Afro-Latina woman have been a north star for Ednin Martinez, Rutgers-Newark’s new Assistant Dean and Director of Student Compliance.
Rutgers University has selected Dr. Consuella Askew as its new Vice President for University Libraries and University Librarian. On July 18, 2022, she became Rutgers’ 15th University Librarian and the first person of color in the institution’s 256-year history to hold the position.
Rutgers University–Newark Professor Salamishah Tillet was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in criticism for her New York Times essays on race in arts and culture, the Pulitzer Prize board announced.
April is Jazz Appreciation month, but Wayne Winborne can list the many reasons jazz should be appreciated every day. Winborne is executive director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers-Newark, the world’s largest jazz archive and library, where thousands of LPs are housed along with artifacts such as Miles Davis’ green trumpet and Billie Holiday’s rhinestone jewelry.
Rutgers University–Newark’s BOLD Women’s Leadership Network and Project for Empty Space will unveil a mural created by acclaimed artist Adama Delphine Fawundu and BOLD scholarship students on June 6 at 800 Broad Street in Newark from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The seventy-foot, four-story mural, titled Courage, celebrates the power of womanhood, female identity and ancestral power.
