At the Camden Street School in Newark, little girls in tutus and tiaras lined up to tell Rutgers-Newark Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson what they do to help themselves feel poised and powerful. The annual Women's History Month event was organized by the Rutgers–Newark Staff Council and the Rutgers Police Department. The chancellor was invited to be keynote speaker.
Rutgers University–Newark is among 237 U.S. colleges and universities nationwide to receive the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for 2026, which recognizes institutions that excel at integrating community engagement across teaching, research, and service.
Rutgers University—Newark yesterday unveiled its new mascot, a fox named Scarlet Raider–along with a line of Raider-branded apparel created by high schoolers from the Newark School of Fashion Design.
Jerome Perkins, a community engagement assistant at Rutgers-Newark, talks to other formerly incarcerated men about brain health and encourages them to participate in a study about Alzheimer’s disease prevention.
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and city officials joined Rutgers-Newark leaders to announce an initiative that will provide 13 youth with a fully funded four-year education.
For many years, Glenda Wright has been advocating for the interests of residents of public and other federally-subsidized housing. She now works to spread the news that a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of dementia.