Tag: Bill FitzGerald

Season’s Grievances: Tips for Discussing Politics With Family This Holiday Season

Season’s Grievances: Tips for Discussing Politics With Family This Holiday Season

Bill FitzGerald, an associate professor and expert in rhetorical studies, offers a few tips on political civility that will help you spread tidings of great joy.

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Rhetoric Expert Explains Strengths and Weaknesses of Government COVID-19 Messaging

Rhetoric Expert Explains Strengths and Weaknesses of Government COVID-19 Messaging

Bill FitzGerald weighs in on the rhetorical strengths and challenges of elected leaders in reaching their constituents during the pandemic.

Posted in: Community Outreach

Bumper Crop: Scholar Explains How Presidential Election is Ripe for Rhetorical Studies

Bumper Crop: Scholar Explains How Presidential Election is Ripe for Rhetorical Studies

By Tom McLaughlin For students of rhetoric, this year’s presidential election is a “bumper crop” of rhetorical strategies and devices, posits Bill FitzGerald, an associate professor of English at Rutgers University–Camden. “The candidates present a study in contrast the like of which we haven’t seen in many, many years,” says FitzGerald, an expert in rhetorical […]

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Rutgers In The News

Los Angeles Times: Monday, July 26
“HOW TO HELP YOUR TEEN NAVIGATE BODY IMAGE ANXIETY AMID THE PANDEMIC” Charlotte Markey (professor, FASC-psychology) offers tips for having conversations about body image with teens.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Monday, July 26
“HOW A LABORER FOR A MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRM WON $600,000 FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION” Stacy Hawkins (vice dean and professor, RLAW) discusses workplace racial discrimination cases in this report.
Cherry Hill Sun: Monday, July 26
“CHERRY HILL NATIVE FINDS PURPOSE IN ACADEMIC AND NONPROFIT WORLDS” This profile on Justin Deng (assistant professor, SBC-accounting) highlights his career and his work with both local and international nonprofit organizations.
TAPinto: Sunday, July 25
“LOCAL BARBERS RECRUITED TO RAISE VACCINATION RATES IN CAMDEN” Bob Atkins (associate professor, SNC) is quoted in this report about a program implemented through a partnership between Rutgers–Camden and the Center for Family Services, and sponsored by New Jersey Health Initiatives.
NJ Spotlight News: Friday, July 23
“COMMUNITY POLICING: EXAMINING WHAT WORKS — AND WHAT DOESN’T WORK” Kayla Preito-Hodge (assistant professor, FASC-criminal justice) is interviewed about her recently published study on reducing police violence.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Friday, July 23
“IS $72,000 A YEAR ENOUGH TO SURVIVE IN NEW JERSEY?” Laura Napolitano (associate professor, FASC-sociology) discusses the political implications of switching to an accurate method of measuring poverty.