A record number of women ran for public office in 2020, continuing a trend monitored by the Center for American Women and Politics.
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Jonathan Holloway, the 21st university president, envisions a culture that emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and respect as Rutgers refines its mission in becoming a top public research university.
The 1918 Rutgers football team, known as the Queensmen, managed to play a full season despite an international outbreak of influenza.
Alumni working in law enforcement, as well as Rutgers experts, have been implementing best practices for safeguarding communities.
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Alumni share their thoughts about the tumultuous times brought on by the pandemic, a reeling economy, and the nation's racial reckoning.
Alumna Fabiana Pierre-Louis becomes the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Revered sports columnist and alumnus Jerry Izenberg has written his first novel, addressing a theme animating his work for decades: racial injustice.
Graduate student Grace Lynne Haynes and art professor Jordan Casteel have their paintings appear on the covers of The New Yorker and Vogue.
Members of the Rutgers community explain how they have gained personal strength through coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The university receives a $15 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice.
Scarlet Promise Grants, a universitywide financial aid and emergency support program for undergraduates, brings relief to thousands each year.
Students in the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media at Rutgers–Newark collaborate with activists, community members, and artists to make definitive statements on two of Newark’s better-known streets.
A generous gift from alumnus Herbert Klein will underwrite novel research into a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.
On the 10th anniversary of its namesake's death, the Tyler Clementi Center for Diversity Education and Bias Prevention forges ahead in its scholarly examination of the impact of bias on college campuses.