Michael Javen Fortner’s Public Lecture

In a public lecture titled “Race, Politics and the Obama Presidency,” Michael Javen Fortner discussed how the race of the president influences the moral and political obligations of the presidency.  Prof. Fortner’s talk was sponsored by a prestigious award from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities to the Willingboro Public Library.

Michael Fortner Receives Grant

In May 2013, Michael Fortner received a grant of $1,107 from the New York State Archives Partnership Trust and the New York State Archives to support his research on the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

Lorraine C. Minnite and Michael Fortner Awarded Grants

Lorraine C. Minnite and Michael Fortner each were awarded Rutgers University Research Council grants for the 2013-2014 academic year.  Professor Minnite’s project will compile municipal voting data and indicators of urban poverty to analyze “The Political Exclusion of the Urban Poor.”  Professor Fortner will work with Ph.D. candidate Ashley Nickels on a research project titled “Principles, Prejudice and Policies.”