From Rebellion to Review Board: Fighting for Police Accountability in Newark

April 2, 2018 @ 8:00 am-6:00 pm – The John Cotton Dana Library is currently featuring From Rebellion to Review Board: Fighting for Police Accountability in Newark in the Fourth Floor Gallery. The exhibition, a series of 14 panels, was created by graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of American Studies under the direction of their professor, Mary Rizzo. The panels will […]

The Creative Life of Douglass

April 2, 2018 @ 9:00 am-10:00 pm – The Creative Life of Douglass Selections from the University Archives celebrating the centennial anniversary of Douglass January 16 – April 6, 2018 Curated by Kayo Denda, Erika Gorder, and Fernanda Perrone, Rutgers University Libraries Mary H. Dana Women Artist Series Galleries, Douglass Library Reception and Panel Discussion Wednesday, March 28, 5-6:30pm Mabel Smith Douglass Room, […]

@Rutgers_SCUA: Social Media and Archives

April 2, 2018 @ 9:00 am-5:00 pm – In September of 2015, Rutgers University’s Special Collections and University Archives (SC/UA) began sharing images of their collections on Instagram to showcase interesting, unique, and visually appealing items from their four main collecting areas: Sinclair New Jersey Collection, Rare Books, Manuscripts, and University Archives. Their new exhibit, in Gallery ’50, displays the actual items that are highlighted […]

New Jersey First: The Life and Legacy of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg

April 2, 2018 @ 9:00 am-5:00 pm – New Jersey First: The Life and Legacy of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg commemorates the late senator’s legislative accomplishments and celebrates his devotion to public service. The exhibit draws from the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Papers, an archive of Lautenberg’s papers and other materials that have been donated to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. […]

Tropy Workshop

April 2, 2018 @ 1:00 pm-2:00 pm – As archives increasingly allow and encourage photography, researchers are finding themselves with the mixed blessing of even more data to manage. In this workshop, we’ll learn how to use Tropy, open-source software that allows users to organize and describe photos of research materials. We’ll also review the limitations of Tropy and additional tools that can […]

Early Childhood Programs at Mason Gross: Suzuki-Based Instruction

April 2, 2018 @ 4:00 pm-9:00 pm – Suzuki Education, also known as the “Mother Tongue Approach,” is a teaching philosophy based on Dr. Shin’ichi Suzuki’s observation that all children speak their own language with ease and proficiency at a very young age. Instructors utilizing the Suzuki method believe that “musical ability” is not an inborn talent, but an ability which can be […]