In a new book in the Scarlet and Black project, Rutgers University continues to examine its historical relationship to race, slavery and disenfranchisement, telling the story of the university’s first black students, who were pioneers treated as outcasts on their own campus.
Rutgers historian Kali Nicole Gross examines more than 400 years of black women’s history in a new book. Read our Q&A and watch Gross in an interview on NBC 4 New York about the first black American to vote.
A newly designed rutgers.edu will soon launch to showcase Rutgers' offerings, innovations and people to the world, featuring more photography, video and interactive elements. The redesign includes a new look for Rutgers Today, the university news center, and our daily email newsletter. Rutgers Today will be taking a short break to get ready and will return during the week of March 2.
Rutgers University Professor James W. Hughes says a slowdown in immigration, lower birthrates and a vast exodus of people leaving the Northeast threatens the economy of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan region. Read why this new regional report says we are aiming for a perfect demographic storm.
