Faculty Excellence

The Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed Charles E. Menifield, who has served on the Rutgers University–Newark faculty and was Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration, a University Professor, one of the highest honors for Rutgers faculty.

The Rutgers University – Newark family celebrates the life and legacy of our cherished alumnus, visionary urbanist, and lifelong champion of Newark, Marc Berson. 

The Modern Language Association of America awarded one of its top prizes to Rutgers-Newark professor Belinda Edmondson for her book “Creole Noise: Early Caribbean Dialect, Literature and Performance.’’

The New Jersey Reparations Council, co-chaired by Rutgers Law professor and Graduate School-Newark Dean Taja-Nia Henderson, will hold its second public hearing Monday night, an event that includes Rutgers experts discussing the state’s history and legacy of slavery and segregation.

Angelo Soto-Centeno explores how different species evolve, why some last and others become extinct. Bats provide a fascinating window into the process, says Soto-Centeno, who specializes in studying them.

Gaiutra Bahudur was named the first visiting fellow in Indentureship Studies at the University of Cambridge's Selwyn College in England, where she researched the controversial system that replaced slavery in the British Empire.