4/7 Slavery Reparations and Racial Justice click to play Thomas Craemer, associate professor of public policy at the University of Connecticut, traced slavery reparations proposals from the founding of the United States to the present. He also addressed historical...
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Lisa K. Bates, PhD to discuss Portland’s implementation of “we shall seek social justice,” April 13
“We shall seek social justice” is one of the aspirational principles of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Catlin Memorial Lecture: The legacy of Wilson’s racial politics
Wilson’s progressive politics did not extend to racial politics. President Holloway noted that the distance between Wilson’s rhetoric and his policies was vast.
New report identifies current and future training needs of public transportation industry
The Federal Transit Administration commissioned the National Transit Institute to conduct a study to assess and codify the public transportation industry’s training practices, interests, and priorities and determine training needs
Thoughts on the women’s recession: Comparing attitudes about the economy, politics, and families during the pandemic
Data from the latest Work Trends survey suggests women are more concerned about economically supporting themselves or their families and have higher stress, as compared to men.
NJ Transit launches VAXRIDE with assistance from NJTIP@Rutgers
On March 10 NJ TRANSIT announced its VAXRIDE Initiative to support New Jerseyans in their efforts to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
2021: 3/22 Racial Memory, Woodrow Wilson, and the Making of the Nation
3/22 Racial Memory, Woodrow Wilson, and the Making of the Nation (recording not available) Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway presented a discussion of the role that race played in shaping the leadership and political world view of Woodrow Wilson. As the...
Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
Academics, students and activists met to discuss the CROWN Act and the discrimination that Black women and men encounter because of their hair.
Art practice and urban planning as a tool for social transformation
The participants explored the essentiality of bringing the disciplines together for the betterment and transformation of oppressed communities and their spaces.
President Holloway to present lecture: Racial Memory, Woodrow Wilson, and the Making of the Nation
President Holloway’s scholarly work specializes in post-emancipation U.S. history with a focus on social and intellectual history.