In the article, “A Game of Chance is Changing Lives and Changing America,” Eileen Reinhard highlights the award-winning work of Carly Goodman, an assistant professor in the History MA program at Rutgers University–Camden. Goodman’s book, Dreamland: America’s Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction, discusses the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery, offering a comprehensive analysis of… continue reading
Girlhood studies offer a powerful lens to explore how culture, power, and identity intersect. Featured in Girl Museum’s Why We Need Girls’ Studies series, the co-founders of the Girlhood Studies Collective, Dr. Halle Singh and E Lev Feinman, discuss their efforts to expand critical research in this dynamic field. Dr. Singh, a Rutgers Childhood Studies… continue reading
The New Jersey Senate has a new leader in a key administrative role. Addison Bryce Hinrichs, a current Executive Master of Public Administration student at Rutgers Graduate School-Camden, has been appointed Senate Secretary by Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari. This appointment places him at the center of New Jersey’s legislative process, overseeing critical operations and… continue reading
Educators attending the Fellowship of Language Educators of New Jersey (FLENJ) Annual Conference on March 19, 2025, will have the opportunity to explore innovative methods for enhancing interpersonal communication in world language classrooms. Among the featured presenters is Ashley Rios, a graduate of Rutgers Graduate School-Camden’s Teaching Spanish MAT program, who will lead an interactive… continue reading
The No-U-Turn Sampler (NUTS) is one of the most influential tools in Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, yet its recursive structure has posed challenges for researchers. Nawaf Bou-Rabee, Full Professor of Mathematics in the Mathematical Sciences program at Rutgers-Camden, recently delivered a talk at the Online Monte Carlo Seminar addressing these complexities and presenting… continue reading
Philadelphia has played a pivotal role in shaping the traditions of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As Daniel Thomas Fleming writes in the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, “Philadelphia has had a greater influence on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday traditions than any city other than King’s birthplace, Atlanta.” From Governor Milton Shapp signing one of… continue reading
