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Join us Feb. 28 for Dr. Keith Green’s Presentation, “Something Akin to Freedom”

The Department of History will host a Lees Seminar on Friday, February 28. Dr. Keith Green, Associate Professor of English, will present a chapter from his in-progress book, Plymouth’s Paradox: Christianity and Bondage in Plymouth’s First Church, 1708-1793. His presentation is titled, “Something Akin to Freedom: Richard Gunderway Presents His Afro-Native Daughters for Baptism, 1708-.” Dr. Rebecca Goetz, Associate … Continue reading Join us Feb. 28 for Dr. Keith Green’s Presentation, “Something Akin to Freedom”…

MARCH Welcomes Dr. Jorge Marcone for “New Ways for Imagining the Future of Humans and Nature?” on Feb. 11

Join the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) on Tuesday, February 11, as they welcome Dr. Jorge Marcone, Professor of Environmental Humanities at Rutgers-New Brunswick, for the event, “New Ways for Imagining the Future of Humans and Nature.” This free event will take place on Tuesday, February 11 at 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. … Continue reading MARCH Welcomes Dr. Jorge Marcone for “New Ways for Imagining the Future of Humans and Nature?” on Feb. 11…

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…

Join us on Sept. 27 for Public Archaeology Day

The Cooper Street Gateway, one of the most anticipated and exciting projects at our university, will create a dynamic hub of carefully designed and meaningful campus spaces. On Friday, September 27, we invite you to learn about the archaeological findings that have been uncovered in the early stages of the project, which will renew and … Continue reading Join us on Sept. 27 for Public Archaeology Day…

Join the History Club on Dec. 4 for Quizzo

Welcome, New Faculty!

Congratulations to Faculty Award Recipients!

We are delighted to announce the following Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden faculty have received the following Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching Awards: Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty: Dr. Robrecht van der Wel, Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Laura Napolitano, Associate Professor of Sociology Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence … Continue reading Congratulations to Faculty Award Recipients!…

Join us for Research Week, April 15-19

Join Dr. Evan Jewell on March 28 for the Screening of his Film “Rites”

MARCH 28, 2024, 12:45-1:45PM Campus Center, West ABC Registration Recommended: HTTPS://go.rutgers.edu/GS-EVENTS A screening of the short film RITES (2023), a collaboration between Elle Pérez and Dr. Evan Jewell at the American Academy in Rome, which flips between ancient Roman masculinity and its coming-of-age ritual of the first shave, and contemporary issues of trans masculinity, testosterone … Continue reading Join Dr. Evan Jewell on March 28 for the Screening of his Film “Rites”…

MARCH Welcomes Dr. Sara J. Grossman on Feb. 28

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) will host Dr. Sara J. Grossman of Bryn Mawr College on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, for a book talk and workshop. Dr. Grossman, author of Immeasurable Weather, will discuss “The Data of Climate Crisis,” at 11:20 a.m. in the Robeson Library (lunch will be provided). At 1 p.m., Dr. … Continue reading MARCH Welcomes Dr. Sara J. Grossman on Feb. 28…