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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) and Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) are proud to announce their inaugural President in Residence, Walter Kimbrough. Having been the 7th president of Dillard University and 12th president of Philander Smith College, he brings ample experience and expertise.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

The Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) will be hosting the second annual Latinas Excelling at Doctoral Degrees (LEADD) program over the course of the 2023-2024 academic year.

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Rutgers University's Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity & Justice (Proctor Institute), in collaboration with Princeton University Press (PUP) and Educational Testing Service (ETS), is proud to announce the highly anticipated convening, Revolution U: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring (Revolution U). The two-day event, taking place June 8 and 9, 2023 in the vibrant city of Philadelphia, PA, invites participants to discuss, engage, and transform faculty hiring practices. 

Thursday, April 6, 2023

The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute of Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) is proud to announce the release of its latest report, “Survival Pláticas of Latinx/a/o Scholars During a Global Pandemic.” The report highlights the experiences of Latino/a/x scholars during the COVID-19 pandemic, the collective they were able to form, and how they were able to maintain communities of collaboration, support, and mentorship.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

The Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) opens its call for applications for the second cohort of Latinas Excelling at Doctoral Degrees (LEADD), a program intended to combat cultural and academic isolation of Latina undergraduate students, strengthen their confidence, and encourage their research interests prior to graduate school.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute of Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) and the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) are proud to announce the release of their latest report, “Driven By Community: Contributions from the Visiting Scholars Program.” The report highlights the scholarship of the Visiting Scholars cohort, the diversity of its members, and how the program benefits its participants.

Thursday, August 4, 2022

The Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of Latinas Excelling at Doctoral Degrees (L.E.A.D.D.), a program intended to equip and empower undergraduate Latina students, strengthen their confidence, validate their research interests, create community, and share resources to combat cultural and academic isolation of Latinas and women of color, before attending graduate school. 

Thursday, March 10, 2022

The Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) is proud to introduce Latinas Excelling at Doctoral Degrees (L.E.A.D.D.), a program intended to equip and empower undergraduate Latina students, strengthen their confidence, validate their research interests, create community, and share resources to combat cultural and academic isolation of Latinas and women of color, prior to attending graduate school. 

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice (Proctor Institute) is proud to announce the release of a new report, “‘Police/Civilian Encounters: Understanding How and Why They Can Turn Deadly.” This report is a part of a two-report research series focused on justice.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice (Proctor Institute) is proud to announce the release of a new report, “‘A Compassionate City:’' Over-policing of Black and Latinx Youth in Pomona, California.” Report authors teamed up with Gente Organizada – a community-led, social action, non-profit whose mission is to build intergenerational power and wellness for youth and immigrant families in Pomona, CA – to analyze the policing practices of the Pomona Police Department (PPD). This report is a part of a two-report research series focused on justice.

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