Looking to hear from the world’s leading fiction writers and poets? Look no further than the reading series at Rutgers campuses. These have brought literary luminaries to campus, from Pultizer Prize winner and Rutgers alumnus Junot Díaz to Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott.
Cultural Centers
From lectures by leading thinkers to readings by award-winning authors, Rutgers offers a diverse and varied lineup of cultural events and programming by academic departments, student clubs, libraries, art museums, and various institutes and cultural centers.
New Brunswick
The center works with Asian American student organizations and various Rutgers departments, as well as community-based organizations, to develop cultural programs and provide a variety of activities for the Rutgers community.
The center researches, documents, and promotes Latino/a, Hispanic, Caribbean, and Latin American arts and culture, offering a variety of arts and cultural programming for the Rutgers community and beyond.
The center provides educational, cultural, and social programs and services that reflect the experiences and aspirations of minority students, with an emphasis on African Americans.
Newark
The institute houses the largest archive of jazz materials in the world, with more than 100 archival collections of personal papers by jazz greats such as Mary Lou Williams and James P. Johnson.
Camden
The center helps humanities professionals tap the power of the region’s expansive cultural heritage to enrich community life, inspire visitors, and revitalize the economy.
