Rutgers is marking its 250th anniversary with a yearlong celebration that will include academic symposia and events, lectures and classes, notable speakers, concerts, books and films — culminating in a " Day of Revolutionary Thinking" on Nov. 10, 2016. That’s when invited alumni will return to Rutgers classrooms and lecture halls as Rutgers 250 fellows to share their expertise with students across disciplines, schools and campuses.
Rutgers kicked off a celebration yesterday leading up to its 250th anniversary on the Olde Queens lawn, with the Scarlet Knight on horseback and people dressed up as notable alumni, such as Paul Robeson, the first black student admitted with a scholarship, and a member of the Scarlet Knights football team.
This was the beginning of a year-long celebration to the University’s 250th anniversary.
When Rutgers University celebrated its 200th birthday in 1966, beloved campus history professor Richard P. McCormick released a book chronicling the New Jersey school's complex history.
McCormick's book was considered the definitive account of Rutgers' history.
Fifty years later, Rutgers is preparing to celebrate another big birthday and another history professor is taking a fresh look at the state university.
