Bloustein School Dean Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah has been named to ROI-NJ’s list of the 2021 ROI Influencers: People of Color ROI.NJ, September 22, 2021
Topic
diversity
Why the Olympics ban on Black hair swim caps is disturbing | Opinion
Diversity in swimming has always been an issue. In the United States, the overwhelming majority of swimmers are white. According to a 2019 Swimming Membership Demographics report, only 0.8% of their 327,337 swimmers were Black men, and 0.6% Black women. Although...
Rutgers Fulbright Student Advocates for Educational Equity
Adriana Scanteianu, who is pursuing a MPP degree a has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to teach English and coordinate social justice activities with a nonprofit group in Spain.
Diversity, equity and inclusion in the academy and in the country
Higher education, like all society, is at a crossroads with the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion but is philosophically is ahead of its time.
Advocate and mentor: Patti O’Brien-Richardson helps Black and Brown students succeed
The Cooperman College Scholars initiative identifies talented students in Essex County, N and provides last-dollar scholarships, mentoring, and support systems to promote college completion.
Advocate and Educator: From the CROWN Act to the Classroom
A discussion of the connection between hair discrimination and racial discrimination with Associate Teaching Professor Patti O’Brien-Richardson
Bike-Share Still Has a Race Problem
Charles Brown, a transportation expert at Rutgers University, says that one reason the programs have struggled to reach minorities is that minority groups have different traditions, languages and cultures but seem to be treated as one large entity by bike-share...
Roshard Williams MPP ’18
Roshard Williams, a second year MPP student at the Bloustein School, has been selected as a 2017 APPAM Equity & Inclusion Student Fellowship Recipient. Roshard is an alumnus of the University of South Florida, where he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's...
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Virtual Career Drop-ins
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POSTPONED Rutgers University Winter Career and Internship Fair
Sonny Werblin Recreation Center 656 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, United StatesAfter careful consideration due to forecasted weather conditions, the Office of Career Exploration and Success (CES) has made the difficult decision to postpone the in-person Winter Career & Internship Mega Fair scheduled for February 11 […]
Virtual Information Session: Master of City and Regional Planning/Master of City and Regional Studies
VirtualYou are cordially invited to join us at this virtual informational session for the Rutgers-Bloustein School's Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) and Master of City and Regional Studies […]
Bloustein Librarian Open Office Hours
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHave a research or library question you need assistance with? Visit Open Office Hours with Bloustein Librarian Julia Maxwell. Every Tuesday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm in the Civic Square […]
Inside the Black Box: Mapping Neighborhood Boundaries in a Muslim Informal Settlement. Case of Jamia Nagar, Delhi, India
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Zehra Mahdi, Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and doctoral candidate at the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, […]