Diversity Management, News and Updates
Kimberly Mutcherson, a brilliant bioethicist and health law scholar, has made history by becoming the first woman, first African-American and first LGBTQ person to be named co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Camden, N.J. Previously, Mutcherson was vice dean at the law school. Through an impeccable work ethic, Mutcherson worked…
It is a common frustration people with disabilities share when traveling: from trying to find an accessible rental car, to transferring into your seat, to praying that your motorized wheelchair isn’t damaged as it’s thrown into storage. All you are thinking is, “Please get my belongings and me to my…
By Sheryl Estrada Brian D. Agnew, Ph.D. It’s not surprising that in his spare time, Brian D. Agnew, Ph.D. is a volunteer firefighter lieutenant in Piscataway, N.J., since in his professional career he works to impact thousands of lives each day. Agnew, 34, is the senior vice president for development…
By Sheryl Estrada Photo by Shutterstock Black youth suffering from acute appendicitis who visit an emergency room in the U.S. will most likely remain in intense pain. According to the study “Racial Disparities in Pain Management of Children With Appendicitis in Emergency Departments,” published on Monday in the Journal of…
Dr. Kamal Khan Director, Office for Diversity & Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) Rutgers University Dr. Kamal Khan is the Director of The Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS)—an academic support unit within the Division of Life Sciences at Rutgers, the State University of New…
By Barbara Frankel Kemp, Sepulveda More than 50 million people in the United States have an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)defined disability, yet only a tiny fraction of them find jobs in corporate America. Even fewer are promoted. In an era of enhanced recognition of the importance of corporate diversity…
By Chris Hoenig Scholars who argue that the increase in children from immigrant families has a large impact on the national poverty level for children are wrong and “overstate the issue,” according to a Rutgers University researcher. Study author Myungkook Joo, an Assistant Professor at the university’s School of Social…
By Dara Sharif Rutgers University has named Julie Hermann its new Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, continuing its move away from the abuse scandal that roiled the campus earlier this year. Hermann, who spent 15 years at Louisville, most recently as Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director, would be the only female…
By Dara Sharif With the appointment of Eddie Jordan as men’s basketball coach, Rutgers University hopes to turn the page on the abuse scandal that has rocked its athletic program. Jordan, a Rutgers alum with two decades’ experience in the NBA, most recently as an assistant coach with the Los…
Tim Pernetti resigned as Athletic Director of Rutgers University on Friday, saying that he realizes his decisions for disciplinary action toward men’s basketball Coach Mike Rice, rather than firing him, “were out of keeping with Rutgers community’s values.” Pernetti, who graduated from Rutgers in 1993, apologized in a resignation letter,…