Marion Thompson Wright Series will Focus on Food of the Black Diaspora and Access to Healthy Eating
Food, and its links to African traditions, Black diasporan histories, climate chaos, and social justice, will be the…
Not Yet 30, Alumna Makes her Mark in New Jersey Politics
During her meteoric career in government service, SASN alumna Medinah Muhammad often finds herself the youngest person…
Rutgers-Newark Alumnus Senator Ronald L. Rice Honored With Endowed Scholarship
An endowed scholarship honoring the work of state Senator Ronald L. Rice, a Rutgers-Newark alumnus and powerful…
Travis Baker Wins Scialog Award to Devise New Methods to Study High-Level Cognition
Travis Baker, Assistant Professor at Rutgers University–Newark’s Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN…
Faculty Spotlight: Wahab Ashraf
Wahab Ashraf, MA/MAT, is a Part Time Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Rutgers-Newark (…
Humanities Action Lab Awarded Mellon Grant for Mass Incarceration and Climate Projects
The Mellon Foundation recently awarded the Humanities Action Lab (HAL), based at Rutgers University–Newark, a $1.1…
SASN's Top Stories of 2022
As we enter a new year, we've gathered the top stories from the last one. It was an eventful 2022. Our notable coverage…
At Institute of Jazz Studies, an Intimate Look at Count Basie
The note is written on Frank Sinatra’s personal stationery and inscribed with the words, “Count – Swing, you mother! Ol…
Salamishah Tillet to Curate National Exhibit of Monument-Style Art in Washington D.C.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Salamishah Tillet, who is a Henry Rutgers Professor at the School of Arts & Sciences-…
Alex Hinton Wins Anthropology in Media Award for Raising Awareness of Genocide and Human Rights Issues
Alexander Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University–Newark, has won the American…