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          January 17, 2025: A Message from Rutgers University - Newark Interim Chancellor Jeffrey Robinson: 'Rutgers University-Newark and Moving into Spring 2025' July 12, 2024: A Message from Rutgers University - Newark Interim Chancellor Jeffrey Robinson May 15, 2024: Commencement 2024 Remarks May 1, 2024: A Message from Rutgers University – Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor March 22, 2024: Rutgers University – Newark Report to the Rutgers University Senate December 6, 2023: Chancellor Nancy Cantor on the Legacy of Marc Berson (NLAW ’68) November 15, 2023: Chancellor Nancy Cantor Delivers Diversity and The Future of Higher Education at Progress Summit 2023 October 2023: A Message from Rutgers University – Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor August 17, 2023: A Message from Rutgers University – Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor on this special place May 2023: Chancellor Cantor's 2023 Commencement Remarks May 2022: Message of Solidarity from Chancellor Cantor in the Aftermath of the Buffalo Shooting May 2022: Chancellor Cantor's 2022 Commencement Remarks 
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          June 2020: Message from Chancellor regarding Supreme Court opinions on DACA and LGBTQ rights March 2020: Message from Chancellor regarding immigration policy changes and available supports October 2018: Remarks on Title IX March 2018: Remarks at Student Rally: No Dream Deferred September 2017: In Response to Trump Adminstration's Announcement on DACA, a message from President Barchi and Chancellors Cantor, Dutta, Haddon, and Strom September 2017: Message from Chancellor Nancy Cantor regarding DACA changes February 2017: Remarks at Student Solidarity Rally: Rutgers-Newark & NJIT Against #MuslimBan January 2017: Message of solidarity from Chancellor Cantor December 2016: Clarifying Rutgers' Position on Protecting Student Rights, a message from President Barchi November 2016: College & University Presidents Call for U.S. to Uphold and Continue DACA November 2016: Supporting Our Students' Respectful Free Expression and Privacy, a message from President Barchi November 2016: Message from Chancellor Nancy Cantor Regarding Student Petition 
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          October 17, 2024: Chancellor Robinson's Remarks to the Board of Governors July 9, 2024: Interim Chancellor Jeffrey Robinson's Announcement on Priorities, New Appointments December 13, 2023: A Holiday Message from Rutgers University – Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor September 6, 2023: Remarks at 2023 New Student Convocation August 2, 2023: Message on the Passing of NJ Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver March 16, 2023: A Message from Rutgers University – Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor on the Passing of Former State Senator Ron Rice January 2023: Message from Chancellor Cantor: Recent Violent Incidents Nationally January 2022: Message from the Chancellor: RU-N Advancement Leader Tapped as VP of Rutgers Foundation August 2021: Message from Chancellor Cantor: Repopulating Rutgers-Newark May 2021: Message from Chancellor Cantor: Condemning Hate April 2021: Vice Chancellor Marcia Brown to retire from Rutgers-Newark April 2021: Message from Chancellor Cantor on the Chauvin Verdict March 2021: Message from the Chancellor: Fall 2021 Plans January 2021: Message from the Chancellor: the Passing of a Dear Rutgers-Newark Colleague January 2021: Message from Chancellor Cantor on the Siege on the U.S. Capitol October 2020: Message from Chancellor Cantor, Students Leaders on Voter Registration July 2020: Chancellor's Message on Immigration Policy Announcement July 2020: Chancellor's Message to RU-N Community on Returning in Fall 2020 May 2020: Message in the Aftermath of George Floyd’s Death May 2020: Message from the Chancellor: Fall 2020 Academic Planning May 2020: A Message to Graduating Students from Chancellor Nancy Cantor April 2020: Message from Chancellor Cantor: Emergency Support April 2020: A Message to Rutgers–Newark Alumni and Friends March 2020: A Message to Our Community Partners March 2020: Message from Chancellor: The Remainder of Spring 2020 March 2020: Message from Chancellor: Responding to Evolving Challenges December 2019: Chancellor's Message regarding the Jersey City tragedy August 2019: Chancellor's Message in the aftermath of El Paso and Dayton shootings June 2019: Message from the Chancellor on Pride Month May 2019: 2019 Commencement Remarks May 2019: Chancellor's Message Regarding Hate Speech Allegations April 2019: Chancellor's Message Regarding Recent Attacks April 2019: Chancellor's Remarks at Dedication of Frederick Douglass March 2019: Chancellor and Provost Announce Dean Transition March 2019: Chancellor's Message on the Mali Massacre March 2019: Statement against White Supremacist Terror October 2018: Working against Hate October 2018: Preparing RU-N for Election Day September 2018: Remarks at New Student Convocation August 2018: Chancellor's Message on the Passing of Dean Jan Lewis June 2018: Chancellor's Statement of Solidarity regarding Immigration Concerns May 2018: 2018 Commencement Remarks September 2017: Global Natural and Human-made Disasters September 2017: Remarks at New Student Convocation 2017 May 2017: Remarks at Commencement 2017 December 2016: Loss of a Luminous Alumnus, Al Koeppe November 2016: Post-Election Message of Support to RU-N Community Members May 2016: Rutgers University-Newark Commencement 2016 Opening Remarks December 2015: Leveraging our Diversity November 2015: Statement of Solidarity: On Paris November 2015: Strategic Plan Update Remarks to the University Senate June 2015: Chancellor's Message of Solidarity with Charleston, SC May 2015: 2015 Commencement Remarks November 2014: On the Passing of Clement Alexander Price May 2014: 2014 Commencement Opening Remarks 
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          October 2022: Rutgers celebrates Jeffrey A. Robinson as the new Prudential Chair in Business June 2022: Ecosystem of Entrepreneurship at Rutgers is Creating Student-founded Businesses June 2022: Championing Urban Entrepreneurship December 2021: Professor Jeffrey A. Robinson named Prudential Chair in Business August 2021: New Regional Innovation Hub to Accelerate Tech, Enhance Diversity In Entrepreneurship March 2021: Professor Will Lead Three Year Project On How Credit Unions Can Innovate December 2020: Ph.D. Student Wins Major Grant for Entrepreneurship Research October 2019: Rutgers Hosts First-ever Roundtable to Discuss NJ's Plans to Build More Diverse Innovation Economy August 2019: Author: Society's Major Issues Call for Revolutionary Remedies July 2018: CUEED Celebrates its First Decade With Big Plans for The Future October 2017: Bringing Professors of Color Into the Classroom 
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          Transforming the Academy: The Urgency of Recommitting Higher Education to the Public Good Liberal Education, Winter/Spring 2020 Vol.106 No.1/2 Tackling “The Two Americas” with City-Wide Collaboration in Newark (with Tai Cooper, Marcia Brown, and Peter Englot), Journal on Anchor Institutions and Communities, Vol. 2 (2019) Of Mutual Benefit: Democratic Engagement between Universities and Communities, Association of American Colleges & Universities. Expanding Educational Access: A Critical Anchor Institution Mission (with Peter Englot), Journal on Anchor Institutions and Communities, Vol. 1, p. 4 (2016) Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Future of Affirmative Action: Chapter 2: Defining the Stakes Psychological Science in Public: It Takes a Diverse Village to Make a Difference (with Peter Englot), in Collaboration in Psychological Science, Eugene Borgida and Richard Zweigenshaft, eds., forthcoming Reinventing Scholar-Educators as Citizens and Public Workers (with Peter Englot), in Democracy’s Education: Public Work, Citizenship, & the Future of Colleges and Universities, Harry C. Boyte, ed., Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2015 Civic Renewal of Higher Education through Renewed Commitment to the Public Good (with Peter Englot), in Civic Engagement, Civic Development, and Higher Education, Jill N. Reich, ed., Washington, D.C.: Association of American Colleges and Universities Press, April 2014 Making the Work of Anchor Institutions Stick: Building Coalitions and Collective Expertise (with Peter Englot and Marilyn Higgins), Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Vol. 17, Number 3, p. 17 (2013) Beyond the “Ivory Tower”: Restoring the Balance of Private and Public Purposes of General Education (with Peter Englot), The Journal of General Education, Vol. 62, Numbers 2-3 (2013)