Tag: office of civic engagement

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.