The Office of Civic Engagement and the Africana Studies Program invite you to participate in a Marathon Reading of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” After King was arrested on April 12, 1963, for breaking Alabama’s mass demonstrations laws, he wrote this letter in response to several white clergymen who urged him to cease his protest … Continue reading Register Now for the Marathon Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Jan. 20…
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Join us at the Cooper Street Showcase and 30th Anniversary Bash!
What’s happening on Cooper Street? A lot! Join the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) for pop-up exhibits, performance and story-telling, and a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Cooper Street and Cooper-Grant as historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. If you have ever lived, worked, or attended classes on … Continue reading Join us at the Cooper Street Showcase and 30th Anniversary Bash!…
Join us Apr. 22 for the Chancellor’s Spring Research Symposium
Join us on Monday, April 22, for the Chancellor’s Spring Research Symposium. This year’s topic is Research for Change: Topics in Social Justice and Public Interest. The symposium will feature five professors from the various schools across campus, all whom conduct cutting-edge research. This event, from 10:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room, … Continue reading Join us Apr. 22 for the Chancellor’s Spring Research Symposium…
Horror Film Course Students Attend Screening of “Greta” with Top Director Neil Jordan
With the Oscars just broadcasted, movie fans are abuzz about what the Academy nailed and missed. This year, the horror film was noticeably absent – especially since the previous year’s ceremony granted accolades to the revisionist horror film Get Out (2017), with nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Daniel Kaluuya), Best Director (Jordan Peele), and … Continue reading Horror Film Course Students Attend Screening of “Greta” with Top Director Neil Jordan…
Join us Feb. 28 for a Celebration of Black American Music (BAM)
On Thursday, February 28, all are welcome to celebrate Black American Music (BAM) in the Walter K. Gordon Theater at 7:30 p.m. In conjunction with Black History Month, this concert will present soul, funk, rock, and pop songs of the last fifty years. This free concert is under the direction of JoJo Streater. This concert … Continue reading Join us Feb. 28 for a Celebration of Black American Music (BAM)…
CURE Seminar Series Continues Mar. 1 with Dr. Francesca Russello Ammon
The Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Seminar Series will continue its spring season on Friday, March 1, with a presentation by Dr. Francesca Russello Ammon, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning and Historic Preservation School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. She will present, “Bulldozer: Demolition and Clearance of the Postwar Landscape.” The … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues Mar. 1 with Dr. Francesca Russello Ammon…
Register Now for Community Archives Workshop with Whitney P. Lopez
The Writers House will host a community archives workshop on Wednesday, February 27, with Whitney P. Lopez, a community archivist, arts advocate, and consultant. Lopez is currently the project archivist for the Audience Embedded project at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. This event is deal for anyone who has an interest in maintaining and preserving … Continue reading Register Now for Community Archives Workshop with Whitney P. Lopez…
“Clybourne Park” Runs Until Feb. 17
The Rutgers–Camden Theater Program will perform “Clybourne Park,” a play inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, from February 13-17. The play features an African-American family who purchases a home in a predominantly white neighborhood in 1959. Act II takes places fifty years later, when a white family wishes to purchase this same home, in … Continue reading “Clybourne Park” Runs Until Feb. 17…
Join us on Feb. 4 for the Annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett Lecture, Featuring Alumnus Dr. Prentiss Dantzler
The annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett Lecture will take place on Monday, February 4, with guest speaker Dr. Prentiss Dantzler II. Dr. Dantzler, who received his doctorate in public affairs from Rutgers–Camden in 2016, is an assistant professor of sociology at Colorado College. He will deliver the talk, “Reflections on 400 Years of African-Descended People in … Continue reading Join us on Feb. 4 for the Annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett Lecture, Featuring Alumnus Dr. Prentiss Dantzler…
Register Now for MARCH’s Spring 2019 Historic Preservation Workshops
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) has an exciting slate of spring programming in their Continuing Education in Historic Preservation program. The ten-week course will be “American Architectural History,” beginning February 21. Five-week courses include “Cultural Heritage Tourism,” beginning April 2, and “Introduction to Historic Interiors,” beginning April 3. A one-day workshop, titled “Preservation in Practice: … Continue reading Register Now for MARCH’s Spring 2019 Historic Preservation Workshops…