Category: Faculty News

Congratulations to our Faculty

Announcing the Honorees of the Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence and Research and Creative Activity

Congratulations to the following Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden faculty members who have been named 2025 recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence: Dr. Anthony Geneva, Assistant Professor of Biology – Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching: Tenure-Track Faculty; Dr. Sara Leshen, Assistant Teaching Professor of Mathematical Sciences –  Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in … Continue reading Announcing the Honorees of the Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence and Research and Creative Activity…

Congratulations to our Faculty

Congratulations to the Recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement

Congratulations to the recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement! Award recipients will be honored on Monday, April 21, 2025.  Award Recipients: Academic Civic Engagement Julio Alicea, Assistant Professor, Sociology  Nathan Fried, Associate Teaching Professor, Biology Alumni Civic Engagement Ashly Estevez-Perez, CCAS’20, GSC’21   Sheena Yera, CCAS’15 Community Partner Civic Engagement Tom … Continue reading Congratulations to the Recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement…

Lees Seminar Series

Join us March 7 for the Lees Seminar, “An Immigration Story: Birthright Children in the Era of Asian Exclusion”

The Department of History will host the second Lees Seminar of Spring 2025 on Friday, March 7. Dr. Hardeep Dhillon, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, will present a chapter, “An Immigration Story: Birthright Children in the Era of Asian Exclusion,” from her book-in-progress. Dr. Lorrin Thomas, Associate Professor of History, will comment. … Continue reading Join us March 7 for the Lees Seminar, “An Immigration Story: Birthright Children in the Era of Asian Exclusion”…

Congratulations to our Faculty

Congratulations to Cheryl Wall Fellowship Recipients

Congratulations to the following faculty, who were named 2025-2026 recipients of the Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowship: Dr. Angélica González, Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Lauren Silver, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies Dr. Youwen (Warren) Zhang, Assistant Professor of Chemistry These fellowships, in the form of a course release, recognize full-time faculty committed to addressing issues … Continue reading Congratulations to Cheryl Wall Fellowship Recipients…

Emerging: The Stedman Gallery 50th Anniversary Show

Sculptor John Giannotti to Give Artist Talk on Feb. 22

Join the Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. for a talk by sculptor and Rutgers Professor Emeritus John Giannotti. The discussion will be moderated by Stass Shpanin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Art. Enjoy refreshments, wine, conversation and mingling. The event will take place in the … Continue reading Sculptor John Giannotti to Give Artist Talk on Feb. 22…

Charlotte Markey Body Image Event

Join us on Nov. 11 for “Finding Peace with Body Image” with Dr. Charlotte Markey

Finding Peace with Body Image When: Nov 11th at 2:00 PM ET Where: Fine Arts Building, Room 110 at Rutgers–Camden & Streaming Online Charlotte Markey, Ph.D., is a body image scientist, having studied body image and eating behaviors for nearly three decades. She is passionate about understanding how to help people have a healthy relationship … Continue reading Join us on Nov. 11 for “Finding Peace with Body Image” with Dr. Charlotte Markey…

Centering Black Childhoods Series

Registration Open for the Centering Black Childhoods Series on Oct. 22

The Department of Childhood Studies invites you to the Centering Black Childhoods Series: Collecting and Archiving Visions of Black Childhoods, on Tuesday, October 22. The panel discussion will feature Destiny Crockett, inaugural Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in Childhood Studies and Racial Justice; Vashti DuBois, an artist and the Founder and Director of Philadelphia’s The Colored … Continue reading Registration Open for the Centering Black Childhoods Series on Oct. 22…

Hispanic Heritage Month Lunch and Learn

Join Drs. Abeyta and Alicea for a Lunch and Learn on October 15

The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement and the Rutgers University Faculty Diversity Collaborative will host a Lunch and Learn with Dr. Andrew Abeyta, Assistant Professor of Psychology, and Dr. Julio Ángel Alicea, Assistant Professor of Sociology, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. The topic is “Latinx Research Across the Disciplines.” Join us on … Continue reading Join Drs. Abeyta and Alicea for a Lunch and Learn on October 15…