Human Dignity Awards promote diversity at Rutgers
Archived article from Apr 26, 2004
By Miguel Tersy
Marc Holzer, a professor in the graduate department of public administration in Newark, the English department at Rutgers–Camden and two campus multicultural organizations have received the university’s Human Diginity Awards. President Richard L. McCormick presided at the April 14 award ceremony held at Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus.
The annual Human Dignity Awards, now in their sixth year, honors individuals or groups who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement and commitment in promoting the value and importance of diversity at Rutgers and in society. The Office of the President and the Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes sponsor the awards.
Holzer’s commitment to the values of diversity and multiculturalism is reflected in the diversity within the doctoral program in public administration and in his work as a professor. The program, which enrolls students from every continent, has produced alumni who have helped to diversify the professoriate at some 20 institutions with an infusion of women and minorities.
The English department of Rutgers–Camden was recognized for restructuring the English major to better address diversity among its students and in society. It has positioned its writing program to promote reading and writing skills to enhance communication in the multicultural and global environment of today’s digital age.
Rutgers’ Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience in Newark, founded in 1966, has nurtured diversity in the campus community and extended its reach to the citizens of Newark and New Jersey through public discourse related to ethnic, racial identity and cross cultural understanding in modern societies. Clement A. Price, the Rutgers Board of Governors’ Distinguished Service Professor of History, is the institute’s director.
The Asian American Cultural Center on the Livingston campus has established signature programs promoting intercultural understanding of diversity through curriculum development, despite limited resources. With a staff of one (To-Thi Bosacchi, its director), the center has showcased numerous Asian heritage and cultural programs that have brought Rutgers’ diverse Asian-American student communities together. The organization was recognized for public service by the New Jersey Legislature in 2001 and the Asian-American Heritage Council in 2002.
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