Campus status
About Chancellor Cantor
Office of the Chancellor
Rutgers University – Newark
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington St., Suite 590
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-353-5541
Fax: 973-353-1048
Selected Messages to the University Community
Message of solidarity from Chancellor Cantor in the aftermath of the Buffalo shooting, May 16, 2022
Chancellor Cantor's 2022 Commencement Remarks, May 16, 2022
On Protecting Our Students' Rights
- Message from Chancellor regarding Supreme Court opinions on DACA and LGBTQ rights, June 18, 2020
- Message from Chancellor regarding immigration policy changes and available supports, March 2, 2020
- Remarks on Title IX, October 25, 2018
- Remarks at Student Rally: No Dream Deferred, March 5, 2018
- In Response to Trump Adminstration's Announcement on DACA, a message from President Barchi and Chancellors Cantor, Dutta, Haddon, and Strom, Sept. 5, 2017
- Message from Chancellor Nancy Cantor regarding DACA changes, Sept. 5, 2017
- Remarks at Student Solidarity Rally: Rutgers-Newark & NJIT Against #MuslimBan, Feb. 1, 2017
- Message of solidarity from Chancellor Cantor, Jan. 28, 2017
- "College & University Presidents Call for U.S. to Uphold and Continue DACA," Nov. 21, 2016
--Clarifying Rutgers' Position on Protecting Student Rights, a message from President Barchi, Dec. 8, 2016
--Supporting Our Students' Respectful Free Expression and Privacy, a message from President Barchi, Nov. 15, 2016
- Message from Chancellor Nancy Cantor Regarding Student Petition, Nov. 15, 2016
Remarks at Marion Thompson Wright Lectures
42nd Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture, February 19, 2022
41st Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture, February 20, 2021
40th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture, February 15, 2020
38th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture, February 17, 2018
37th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture, February 18, 2017
36th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture, February 20, 2016
35th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture, February 21, 2015
34th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture, February 15, 2014
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Speeches and Messages to the RU-N Community
Message from the Chancellor: RU-N Advancement Leader Tapped as VP of Rutgers Foundation, January 31, 2022
Message from the Chancellor: Repopulating Rutgers Newark Fall 2021, August 12, 2021
Message from the Chancellor: Repopulating Rutgers-Newark, June 21, 2021
Message from the Chancellor: Condemning Hate, May 25, 2021
Vice Chancellor Marcia Brown to retire from Rutgers-Newark, April 29,2021
Message from the Chancellor: The Chauvin Verdict, April 21, 2021
Message from the Chancellor: Fall 2021 Plans, March 31, 2021
Message from the Chancellor: the Passing of a Dear Rutgers-Newark Colleague, January 29, 2021
Message from Chancellor Cantor on the siege on the U.S. Capitol, January 7, 2021
Message from the Chancellor, Students Leaders on Voter Registration, October 8, 2020
Chancellor's Message on Immigration Policy Announcement, July 7, 2020
Chancellor's Message to RU-N Community on Returning in Fall 2020, July 6, 2020
Message from the Chancellor in the Aftermath of George Floyd’s Death, May 30, 2020
Message from the Chancellor: Fall 2020 Academic Planning, May 14, 2020
A Message to Graduating Students from Chancellor Nancy Cantor, May 6, 2020
Message from the Chancellor: Emergency Support, April 16, 2020
Message from the Chancellor: A message to Rutgers-Newark Alumni and Friends, April 14, 2020
Message from the Chancellor: A Message to our Community Partners, March 31, 2020
Message from the Chancellor: The Remainder of Spring 2020, March 17, 202
Message from Chancellor: Responding to Evolving Challenges, March 16, 2020
Chancellor's Message regarding the Jersey City tragedy, Dec. 12, 2019
Chancellor's Message in the aftermath of El Paso and Dayton shootings, Aug. 6, 2019
Message from the Chancellor on Pride Month, June 18, 2019
2019 Commencement Remarks, May 22, 2019
Chancellor's Message Regarding Hate Speech Allegation, May 22, 2019
Chancellor's Message on Recent Attacks, April 22, 2019
Chancellor's Remarks at Dedication of Frederick Douglass, April 17, 2019
Chancellor and Provost Announce Dean Transition, Mar. 29, 2019
Chancellor's Message on the Mali Massacre, Mar. 27, 2019
Statement against White Supremacist Terror, Mar. 15, 2019
Working against Hate, Oct. 27, 2018
Preparing RU-N for Election Day, Oct. 25, 2018
Remarks at New Student Convocation, Sept. 5, 2018
Chancellor's Message on the Passing of Dean Jan Lewis, Aug. 28, 2018
Chancellor's Statement of Solidarity regarding Immigration Concerns, June 28, 2018
2018 Commencement Remarks, May 14, 2018
Global Natural and Human-made Disasters, Sept. 27, 2017
Remarks at New Student Convocation 2017, Sept. 6, 2017
Remarks at Commencement 2017, May 17, 2017
Loss of a Luminous Alumnus, Al Koeppe, Dec. 7, 2016
Post-Election Message of Support to RU-N Community Members, Nov. 9, 2016
Rutgers University-Newark Commencement 2016 Opening Remarks, Prudential Center, May 18, 2016
Leveraging Our Diversity, Dec. 8, 2015
Statement of Solidarity: On Paris, Nov. 16, 2015
Strategic Plan Update Remarks to the University Senate, Nov. 13, 2015
Chancellor's Message of Solidarity with Charlston, SC, June 23, 2015
2015 Commencement Remarks, May 2015
On the Passing of Clement Alexander Price, Nov. 2014
2014 Commencement Opening Remarks, May 2014
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Selected Opinion Pieces
Higher Ed Leaders Should Keep Engaging on Immigration (with Louis Caldera and Alan W. Cramb) Inside Higher Ed., March 22, 2021
Students will graduate soon. We need to help them find a job during a pandemic. NJ.com, March 20, 2021
Privilege and Racism: Numbers Count, in Many Different Ways (with Earl Lewis) Medium, January 14, 2021
What Are We Going to Do About Structural Inequities Highlighted by Pandemic? (with Peter Englot) NJ Spotlight, April 15, 2020
Standing with our students: Congress must pass the American Dream and Promise Act The Hill, April 30 2019,
Giving Young Undocumented Immigrants Driver’s Licenses Benefits All NJ.com, Feb. 12, 2019
How colleges must collaborate to lift up the communities just outside their door The Conversation, June 25, 2018
College Presidents Must Be Loud and Clear in Support of Immigration The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 21, 2018
After Charlottesville Huffington Post, Aug. 21, 2017
Making America Great Again? New Jersey Can Lead the Way Star-Ledger, Jan. 29, 2017
Fulfilling Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream: The Role for Higher Education, The Conversation, Jan. 18, 2016
Why Do We Keep Dropping the Coach's Challenge Flag on Campus Protests? Huffington Post, Jan. 4, 2016
Mirror, mirror: reflections on race and the visage of higher education in America, The Conversation, June 23, 2015
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Selected Speeches
Message from the Chancellor: Newark Update to Rutgers University Senate, January 21, 2022
Building the Inclusive Academy from the Outside In, June 21, 2021
Rutgers-Newark Update 2020-21 to the Rutgers University Senate, February 19, 2021
National Day of Racial Healing Remarks, January 19, 2021
The Urgency of Recommitting Higher Education to the Public Good in 2020 and Beyond, Keynote address upon receiving the Ernest L. Boyer Award, AAC&U Annual Meeting, January 23, 2020
A 21st Century Challenge: Empathetic Leadership and Inclusive Institution. Invited keynote to a group of higher education leaders convened by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, January 30, 2019
Remarks at Governor's Press Conference to Sign Dreamer Financial Aid Bill, May 9, 2018
Mutually Beneficial Democratic Engagement Between Universities and Their Communities, Opening keynote address at AAC&U symposium titled, The Power of Civic Engagement – Across Campus, Within Communities, Beyond Borders, January 24, 2018.
Keynote Address at Council of New Jersey Grantmakers Annual Conference, December 16, 2017
Remarks on Higher Education and Immigration, National Press Club, November 14, 2017
The Compelling Interest of Diversity and Inclusion: Threat or Opportunity? Keynote address given at Rutgers Diversity and Inclusion Conference, October 6, 2017
Anchor Institution Coalitions to Reduce Urban Inequality, Keynote address given at the launch of the New Jersey Coalition of Anchor Institutions, Princeton, New Jersey May 30, 2017
Anchor Institution – Community Engagement in Newark: Striving Together, Remarks given at the symposium Integrating Research, Policy, and Practice: Reimagining the University/City Connection at Rutgers University – Camden.
Educating More of Our Children, and Educating Them Together, Keynote address presented at the Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland 2016 Dashboard Report Launch, Cleveland, Ohio Mar. 16, 2017
Remarks at the Grand Opening of the Hahne & Co. Building, Jan. 23, 2017
Anchor Institutions and Urban Inequality, Global Urban Futures Conference, Rutgers University-Newark, April 29, 2016
Keynote: Faculty Diversity Matters: Cultivating Wisdom, Moving to Action, University of Minnesota, April 17-19, 2016
Reconnecting with a Shared Public Mission in Shared Governance, Address to University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate, April 6, 2016
Chancellor's Invited Remarks at Rally in Solidarity with University of Missouri, Nov. 18, 2015
Diversity or Bust: Why Inclusivity Must Become a Top Priority for Higher Education, Oct. 15, 2015
The Looking Glass University: Listening to Strangers and Tending to Democracy, the Anne and Loren Kieve Distinguished Lecture, Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, May 29, 2015
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Selected Media Citations
January 20, 2022: Greater Newark Tapped as 11th GreenLight Location, Will Receive $6M Investment to Meet Needs of Residents. Tap Into Newark
March 29, 2021: Changing Higher Ed from the Outside In. The Way Forward: Higher Education in a Time of Crisis
October 20, 2020: Rutgers Newark chancellor discusses the origins of systemic racism with Steve Adubato State of Affairs with Steve Adubato
May 2, 2018: How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice The Hechinger Report
Dec. 1, 2017: Advocating the public mission of research universities University World News
March 2017: Rutgers-Newark Chancellor Shares Importance of Diversity One on One with Steve Adubato
Oct. 4, 2016: 'Our Compelling Interests' Inside Higher Ed
July 1, 2016: The Chancellor of Rutgers on Admissions and the Meritocracy The Atlantic
May 19, 2016: A University That Prioritizes the Students Who Are Often Ignored The Atlantic
Oct. 09, 2015: Beyond the Ivory Tower NPR
July 29, 2015: Against the Tide: One College Leader Who Champions Socioeconomic Diversity New America Ed Central
July 29, 2015: Against the Tide: Chancellor Cantor Stands Out Among Higher-Ed Leaders for Commitment to Socioeconomic Diversity The Hechinger Report,
Spring 2015: Nancy Cantor on "Due Process"
Spring 2014: Community Organizer, an interview with Chancellor Nancy Cantor Rutgers Magazine
June 2014: Radius Magazine: Dinner with Chancellor Nancy Cantor
May 2, 2014: Reflections on the First Four Months, on NJTV
Fall 2013: Getting to Know Her: an Interview with Chancellor Nancy Cantor
Nancy Cantor to Become Chancellor of Rutgers-Newark
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Media Appearances
The Way Forward podcast: Higher Education in a Time of Crisis, March 29, 2021
On the Naming of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall, December 17, 2020
Rock Steady: Express Newark, September 28, 2020
Steve Adubato #UNCUT, August 10, 2020
Excerpt from the feature-length documentary Unlikely, March 19, 2019
The Role of the University in Promoting Social Justice, Interview by Farah Jasmine Griffin, Columbia University, December 18, 2018
State of Affairs: Examining Systemic Racism, July 25, 2020
One on One: The Importance of Diversity, February 28, 2017
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: On Collaboration and Diversity, November 18, 2016
Gender Summit 4, European Union: Reconceptualising Human Capital, June 30, 2014
Words Matter, NJ Arts News, June 15, 2014
NJTV News with Mike Schneider, May 2, 2014
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Selected Publications
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)