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In Memoriam: Jerome Williams, 74, Renowned Scholar, Champion for Inclusion, Marketing Pioneer

Dr. Jerome D. Williams, a distinguished marketing professor who held the Prudential Chair in Business at the Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick, and who formerly served as Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of RU-Newark, passed away on January 29 unexpectedly. During a 30-year career in academia, Dr. Williams opened a pathway -- through research and by example -- for minority students to enter the field of marketing. In fact, when he earned his Ph.D., in 1986 from the University of Colorado, Dr. Williams was the only African-American to receive a Ph.D. in marketing in the entire country. 


Read Dr. Williams' obituary here.


Read a recent interview with Dr. Williams here.

Rutgers Quick Guide to a Gradual Return to Our Campuses

As Rutgers plans for a return to campuses in fall 2021 amid the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, the University released a quick reference to guide repopulation plans. Learn about our plan here.
Racism Kills Black People in Inconspicuous Ways, Says RU-Camden Scholar

Oscar Holmes IV, pictured, writes that America’s discomfort with addressing issues of race or racism causes Black people to suppress true emotions and impulses and attend to others’ needs and desires – survival tactics that have been passed down for generations. More.
Rutgers Observes Black History Month

Students, faculty and staff will celebrate Black History Month with a wide range of cultural and educational activities across the university including screenings, performances and lectures, hosted virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. More.

12 World-Changing, Rutgers-led Projects Selected for Funding

In 2018, Rutgers issued a challenge to its 23,000 faculty and staff: “Bring us your most imaginative, disruptive, and visionary proposals for bold initiatives that will positively transform our community and change the world.” The initiative, called Big Ideas, prompted the submission of more than 200 world-changing proposals. More.