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ALT A poster. On the left is a blue bar featuring a cityscape. On the right is a column starting with the Rutgers Newark logo. This is followed by the following text: "Imagining Community A Graduate Student Conference on Space, Place, and the Possibilities of Belonging April 10, 2026, 9am-5pm Paul Robeson Campus Center Co-organized by graduate students in American Studies and in Global Urban Studies (Joint PhD Program in Urban Systems), with support from Rutgers Global and Graduate School Newark. This is followed by logos for Global Urban Studies, Rutgers Global, the American Studies Program, and Graduate School Newark.
ALT At the top of this black poster is the title Imagining Community followed by a registration QR Code. This is followed by a line and the following text: The conference kicks off with a keynote from Dr. Diane Wong, Rutgers University-Newark. Join us for student research panels on: Community & Conflict Mapping & Interdisciplinary Methods Media Studies & Community Migration & Diaspora Urban Organizing & Gentrification For a detailed program and to register, visit go.rutgers.edu/ImaginingCommunityConf or use the QR code above. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Reception to follow. The bottom of the page has a fuscia shaded image of a protest with people carrying signs.
ALT A cream poster with a black border on the top and a white border on the bottom. The black border contains the following text: P.H.D. IN URBAN SYSTEMS (USYS) Offered jointly by NJIT & Rutgers–Newark The cream section reads USYS PH.D. RESEARCH SHOWCASE "Urban Challenges and Possibilities" Join us to explore doctoral research in urban systems RESEARCH TRACKS 01 — Climate Change 02 — (Im)migration 03 — Social Justice (To the right of this text is a series of grey overlapping building shapes forming a cityscape). Presentations & Lunch Reception APRIL 7, 2026 • 10AM–2PM Research Exhibition On View: April 1–13 Mostoller Reading Room, Littman Library, Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) The white border at the bottom contains the following logos: NJIT: New Jersey Institute of Technology Hillier College of Architecture & Design GSA GUS: Global Urban Studies Rutgers University–Newark
ALT A flyer with two text boxes. At the top, white text in a purple box: The Annual Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium Gender, Power, and Political Life Just below that in a magenta text box: Monday, March 23, 2026, 9:30AM–4PM EST Ackerson Hall, Dean’s Lounge, 180 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102 About the symposium: As we confront a global wave of gender backlash and democratic erosion, this symposium brings together scholars to reflect on repression, resistance, and the future of gender politics in the U.S. and beyond. RSVP by March 17 at: https://go.rutgers.edu/a9dbkhdv Program Highlights 10:00 AM | Panel 1 Gender Backlash and Political Life Patterns of Repression and Resistance across Political Contexts 12:00 PM | Lunch & Featured Book Talk with Dr. Marwa Shalaby Varieties of Power: Women’s Political Representation in Arab Parliaments 2:00 PM | Panel 2 Gender Backlash and Academic Life Teaching, Research, and Community under Pressure Open to students, faculty, and community
ALT An event flyer. A man in a suit looks at the camera in the foreground. A blurry background seems to be a set of bookshelves. Logos for Rutgers Newark and KDP sit at the top. A QR code is nested at the bottom. The text reads: RUTGERS–NEWARK School of Arts and Sciences Department of Urban Education HOPE & JOY in Urban Education Centering Hope: The Role of Urban Education in Social Movements Guest Speaker Marc Lamont Hill Thursday, March 12 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 51 Halsey St, Express Newark, Room 213 Scan QR Code for FREE Tickets This event is FREE and open to the public! Dinner will be served.
ALT Written at the bottom: "Imagining Community Space, Place, and the Possibilities of Belonging" Above the text are three pictures: Highlighted in blue is an aerial shot of a city with office buildings and apartments in the foreground and skyscrapers in the background. Highlighted in yellow is a person on a motorcycle next to a food cart. Highlighted in red is a nighttime protest with people marching on a street carrying signs.
ALT A red-shaded photo of a cityscape of buildings sits in the background. In a darker red rectangle, the text reads "PhD Program in Global Urban Studies (line break) Apply by March 30 to be considered for teaching assistantship funding (line break) Rutgers University - Newark"
ALT Rutgers Newark logo with boxy R followed by the following text: "Call for Papers Imagining Community Space, Place, and the Possibilities of Belonging" "DATE: April 10, 2026 VENUE: Paul Robeson Campus Center, Rutgers University-Newark TIME: Full day, exact schedule TBA SUBMISSIONS DUE: February 26, 2026"
ALT Written at the bottom: "Imagining Community Space, Place, and the Possibilities of Belonging" Above the text, are three pictures: Highlighted in blue is an aerial shot of a city with office buildings and apartments in the foreground and skyscrapers in the background. Highlighted in yellow is a person on a motorcycle next to a food cart. Highlighted in red is a nighttime protest with people marching on a street carrying signs.
ALT White text on a dark grey background. "Imagining Community Space, Place, and the Possibilities of Belonging" This text is followed by a line before the rest of the text. "A graduate student conference organized by the Joint PhD Program in Global Urban Studies (GUS) and the Graduate Program in American Studies (AMST). The organizers welcome interventions that arrive at community through or via archival, ethnographic, oral history, quantitative and qualitative, spatial, and discursive methods. They invite proposals from the following topics and thematic frameworks: Space, Place, and Urban Life Culture, Memory and Collective Action Power, Politics and Social Systems"
