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In the News This Week
How the Pandemic is Changing the Future of Work(ers)

COVID-19 has upended the workplace, leaving millions of Americans juggling childcare and Zoom meetings while working from home. Millions are risking their lives as part of the low-wage essential workforce, while nearly eight percent of workers throughout the country remain unemployed. Adrienne Eaton, dean and Distinguished Professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, is tackling these and other issues as a member of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s Future of Work Task Force. Dean Eaton discusses how COVID-19 is affecting workers and their unions. More.
Surprised the Election Hasn’t Been Called? It’s Not the First Time.

Waking the morning (or three mornings) after a presidential election and still not knowing who won is an unfamiliar feeling in the United States. But it’s not that unusual, says David Greenberg, a RU-New Brunswick professor of history and journalism and media studies and an expert on American political and cultural history, including the presidency. More.
Coronavirus Infection Odds Higher Among Black, Latinx Hospital Workers

Support staff and Black and Latinx hospital employees with and without patient care responsibilities are at highest risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care settings, a Rutgers study found. More.
OP/ED: Five Myths About School Segregation

Decades of research have reinforced the importance of racially integrated schools, writes RU-Newark law professor Elise Boddie: Desegregation has led to higher high school and college graduation rates, better jobs, higher incomes and better health for Black people. Yet our schools are increasingly segregated. More.
Rutgers Law Co-Dean Honored by National Law Schools Group  

Kimberly Mutcherson, co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Camden, has received the Association of American Law Schools Inaugural Impact Award for the creation of the Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project. The project is a webpage for law deans, faculty and the public that contains resources and information related to addressing racism in law and legal education. More.
Rutgers Dean Highlights Barriers to Dental Care in COVID Era

The number of Americans who have been unable to see the dentist during the pandemic has drawn attention to the importance of regular, accessible dental care. Cecile A. Feldman, dean of the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, discusses how we can ensure that dental care is within reach for all. More.