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[ Fine Arts ]Photo of Raul

Raul Ayala

Raul Ayala is a visual artist and educator focused on mural production, drawing, and public art. His work attempts to…

[ Fine Arts ]Pictured: Layqa Nuna Yawar in an art studio

Layqa Nuna Yawar

Layqa Nuna Yawar is a public artist and multidisciplinary storyteller based in the unceded lands of the Lenni-Lenape: current day Newark,…

[ Journalism ]Pictured: Juan Arredondo

Juan Arredondo

Juan Arredondo is a Colombian American documentary photographer who has chronicled human rights and conflict in Colombia, Venezuela, and Central…

[ Journalism ]Pictured: Larry Durst

Larry Durst

Larry Durst is a PhD candidate in American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark. His research interests include critical and cultural theory;…

[ Journalism ]Carla Murphy

Carla Murphy

I spent 15 years as a social justice or local community reporter. I do journalism for or with low wealth or communities of color–not about them…

[ Music ]Pictured: Stefon Harris

Stefon Harris

Musician…Educator…Developer…Thought Leader Stefon Harris’ passionate artistry and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him to the forefront of the jazz scene. In…

[ Music ]Pictured: Wayne Winborne

Wayne Winborne

Wayne Winborne is executive director of the Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) at Rutgers University-Newark, the largest and most comprehensive…

[ Fine Arts ]Shoshanna Weinberger

Shoshanna Weinberger

Shoshanna Weinberger Bio:Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Weinberger received her MFA from Yale University School of Art, 2003 and BFA from…

[ Journalism ]photo of Gaiutra Bahadur

Gaiutra Bahadur

Gaiutra Bahadur is the author of the narrative history Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture, shortlisted in 2014 for the Orwell…

[ Journalism ]Robin Wilson-Glover

Robin Wilson-Glover

Robin Wilson-Glover has been involved in local news coverage for nearly 40 years. She has been a political reporter, an…

[ Journalism ]Jim Pensiero

Jim Pensiero

F. James (Jim) Pensiero is a retired editor and news executive with 42 years of media-industry experience. He retired as…

[ Video Production ]Pictured is Professor Bill Garcia

William Garcia

William Garcia has been a full time faculty Teaching Instructor and Program Coordinator in the Video Program at Rutgers/Newark since…