NEWS
MGSA receives largest-ever gift
The school has received the largest gift in its history—an anonymous $8.8 million gift that funds the school’s Arts in Health initiatives and endows a new faculty chair in Arts in Health.
Art & Design’s Sue Huang to present research-based lecture-performance on May 1 at the Jersey Art Book Fair
Huang will present her project “Bodies of Flora” on May 1 as part of a performance program at the Jersey Art Book Fair at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City.
Mason Gross to co-host public salon exploring art, democracy, and civic belonging
“Upstream Democracy: Beauty, Belonging, and Civic Repair” will take place on April 9 at the university’s Zimmerli Art Museum in partnership with the Rutgers Democracy Lab at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Saxophone student named a “Rising Star” by Jersey Jazz magazine
Jazz Studies student Kristin Field received the designation in the magazine’s March 2026 issue.
Art & Design alumni create work for local public art initiative
Nine Mason Gross grads have created art work on display as part of this year’s Windows of Understanding social justice public art initiative, taking place across communities in Middlesex and Union counties.
Rutgers partners with Carnegie Hall
The institutions have signed an agreement designating Rutgers as an official partner for Carnegie Hall’s Well-Being Concerts. The initiative incorporates musical performance with practices meant to support health, reflection, and social connection.
