The countdown is ON for the 2025 #RacialJusticeSummit - Soul & System: The Power of Artivism in Decolonizing Identity. Don't miss a day of thought-provoking conversations, artistic expression, and community-building. Join us! go.rutgers.edu/RAJU-Summit-20…

Congratulations to ISGRJ Early Career Faculty Fellows Jameson Sweet (Associate Professor of American Studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Akil Kumarasamy (Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark) who were honored at the 2024-25 Universitywide Faculty Year-End Excellence Awards!!

Meet our stellar third cohort of Racial Justice Fellows & celebrate their groundbreaking projects as they share innovative approaches to justice through art, activism, and community engagement! This Friday at the 2025 #RacialJusticeSummit. Join us: go.rutgers.edu/RAJU-Summit-20…

IN 2 DAYS, we’ll be honored to welcome Edel Rodriguez, the visionary artist behind fearless political illustrations, as our keynote speaker for Soul & System: The Power of Artivism in Decolonizing Identity! Don’t miss this inspiring conversation! Register: go.rutgers.edu/RAJU-Summit-20…

TOMORROW! You won't want to miss our 3rd annual Racial Justice Summit - Soul & System: The Power of Artivism in Decolonizing Identity. Join us for a day of meaningful conversations, inspiring art, and community-driven solutions. Join us! go.rutgers.edu/RAJU-Summit-20…

As we close out this academic year, we are pleased to share our #Spotlight recap, showcasing all of the groundbreaking researchers and scholars we have featured across @rutgersu this semester! Access it here: go.rutgers.edu/isgrjspotlight #rutgersexcellence

Breaking down academic walls, one story at a time. Research becomes real-world impact when people can actually access it 🧠 Check out our recent case study with Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice: bit.ly/43heUcf

Our Institute Director at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Cross-Campus Director of Undergraduate Intellectual Life, Dr. Carlos Decena, is featured on the latest episode of the ADRSA independent podcast, "Black Religion Books." Watch now: youtu.be/xwZxoLnMz2I?si… #rutgersexcellence

In the #Spotlight this month: the innovative research of three Rutgers University faculty working in #MigrationStudies, our first student feature spotlighting Cass Guinto, The Sawyer Seminar Series & Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit. More: go.rutgers.edu/Spotlight

Thank you to Shorthand for giving us the medium to tell these critical stories, and thank you, once again, to all the Rutgers University scholars who have joined us in advancing research toward global racial justice. Read more here: shorthand.com/case-studies/r…

Congratulations to Asst. Prof. of Nursing at Rutgers–Camden & ISGRJ Early Career Faculty Fellow, Sangita Pudasainee-Kapri, on the publication of her paper: Emergency Department Visits Among Children with Asthma: Racial/Ethnic Disparities before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Watch this visual overview of the 2025 Black Ecologies Summer Institute hosted by Just Harvest Virginia, held July 30 - August 3, 2025, in Richmond and Tappahannock, Virginia. Learn more about the Black Ecologies Lab here: globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/Black_Ecologies #RutgersExcellence

Join us tomorrow, September 13th, 12-5 PM, for the 5th Annual Johnson Park Music & Arts Festival at Johnson Park in Camden, NJ, bringing the community of Camden together for a day of music, art displays, local vendors, and crafts for the kids. More here: globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/event/5th-annu…

TONIGHT! Join us for the book launch of Textual Life, a “seminal work of profoundly diligent scholarship and brilliance” with Professor and Sawyer Seminar at Rutgers Newark Co-organizer Wendell Marsh and Professor R.A. Judy. Register at go.rutgers.edu/TextualLife

Our faculty researcher in the #spotlight this month is Abigail Williams-Butler, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Rutgers University School of Social Work. Last year, she was awarded a grant from AHRQ her project which aims to uncover influences on the well-being of black youth in foster care.

We are proud to announce our 5th cohort of Early Career Faculty Fellows!! These promising scholars work in the areas of social justice and racial inequality across @rutgersu, will receive research funds, mentoring and professional development. More here: go.rutgers.edu/25-26ECFF

In just two weeks, poet and writer Eric Gamalinda will be in conversation with the Writers House and Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice. 11/10, 11:20, WH 202. Registration encouraged at go.rutgers.edu/gamalinda

Missed our publication feature in #Spotlight this month? Check out Dual Justice: America’s Divergent Approaches to Street and Corporate Crime, by Anthony Grasso, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers–Camden. More: go.rutgers.edu/Spotlight

Join us on 12/11 at Rutgers University-Newark for the Cara a Cara/Face to Face Symposium. Centering undocumented immigrant lives through a humanistic and artistic lens, this symposium will gather our campus community to practice care collectively. Register: go.rutgers.edu/cara-a-cara