This biography explores how Mason Welch Gross helped reshape Rutgers University from a sleepy college into a world-renowned public research university, while steering it through the tumult of the Red Scare, civil rights era, and the Vietnam War by taking principled stands in favor of both racial equality and academic freedom.
Please mark your calendars and try to join us in person.
2 pm on Sunday, January 8, 2023 Shindell Choral Hall 85 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (on the Douglass Campus across from the old Gibbons)
Parking information
Visitors may park in Lots 79, 79A & Douglass Deck. Guests must use the link below to register for the event. Until this process is completed their vehicles are not registered and your guests may receive a citation.
The talk will expand Morven's interpretation of Revolutionary Princeton and the Stockton family. Books will be available for purchase and signing with Dr. Lurie following the presentation.
This is a hybrid event offered both online and in-person.
•
13
14
15
Launch of "Photo-Attractions" by Ajay Sinha in Bangalore, India
Launch of "Photo-Attractions" by Ajay Sinha in Bangalore, India
January 15, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Office, 26/1 Sua House, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India
•
16
17
18
19
Dr. George A. Pruitt Event On Zoom with The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Dr. George A. Pruitt Event On Zoom with The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
January 19, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO COMPLETELY VIRTUAL. Please register through the link below.
The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development is hosting a conversation with George A. Pruitt, author of From Protest to President, on Thursday, January 19, 2023 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern. The new book describes Pruitt’s inspirational odyssey from a young, Black activist coming of age in Mississippi and Chicago in the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, to his 35-year-long presidency at Thomas Edison State University in Trenton, New Jersey.
Individuals who opt to participate virtually will be provided with the Zoom link approximately one week before the event. They will also be provided with a link to purchase the book online.
George A. Pruitt is president emeritus and board distinguished fellow at Thomas Edison State University. He is the recipient of numerous awards, honors, and commendations, and has consulted widely in higher education, business, and government. His stewardship and service led to his appointment in an advisory capacity to five secretaries of education under three U.S. presidents of both political parties.
From barbershop encounters with Malcolm X to death threats at Illinois State University and gunfire at Towson State, Pruitt provides a powerful narrative poised at the intersection of social justice, higher education, and politics. He recounts his experience at historically Black colleges & universities and public universities across the United States as he advocated for autonomy at Morgan State and fought to preserve Tennessee State University.
•
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
In Person Book Talk: Making Choices, Making Due: Survival Strategies for Black and White Working-Class Women during the Great Depression
In Person Book Talk: Making Choices, Making Due: Survival Strategies for Black and White Working-Class Women during the Great Depression
January 26, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Haviland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
Local author Lois Rita Helmbold discusses her study of Black and white working-class women in Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and South Bend during the Great Depression. Her analysis of employment histories, interviews, and letters demonstrates that institutionalized racism in employment, housing, and relief meant that Black women worked harder, yet secured less desirable work, or were pushed out of the labor force entirely.
Location: Haviland Hall 227 Haviland Hall Berkeley, CA 94709
•
27
Perils of Populism Book Launch Via Zoom
Perils of Populism Book Launch Via Zoom
January 27, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Please join the Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to launch the first book in its new Feminist Bookshelf series with Rutgers University Press.
Contemporary right-wing populist movements have propelled authoritarian leaders into power, championed reactionary forms of nationalism as solutions to economic and social crisis, and scapegoated vulnerable populations.
Container shipping is a vital part of the global economy. Goods from all around the world are placed in large metal containers which are transported across the ocean in ships, then loaded onto tractor-trailers and railroad flatbeds. But when and where did this world-changing invention get started?
This fascinating talk traces the birth of containerization to Port Newark in New Jersey, in 1956, when trucker Malcom McLean thought of a brilliant new way to transport cargo. Professor Gillespie will explain the approach from the ocean to the docks, with a review of the lighthouses, forts, islands, and anchorages along the way.
About the Speaker
Angus Kress Gillespie teaches American Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he has taught courses in maritime history. A Fulbright professor and a New York Times best-selling author, he has written on subjects ranging from skyscrapers to superhighways. He is the author of Twin Towers: The Life of New York City’s World Trade Center and the co-author of Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, both published by Rutgers University Press.