NEWS
Rutgers spring 2021 commencement ceremonies will be virtual
Photo: Nick Romanenko President Holloway has announced that all Rutgers commencement/convocation ceremonies for the Class of 2021 will be held virtually this semester. After careful discussion with the chancellors over the past several weeks, I am writing to inform...
Graduating film student merges military experience and the arts
Shaniyah Bernabela has been leading a double life for the last five years as a National Guard reservist working toward her BFA in filmmaking from Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Visually Impaired Pianist Thrives With Support From Mason Gross
Yerko Difonis is the first student born blind and partially deaf to pursue a master of music in piano performance at Mason Gross School of the Arts. A process developed by Rutgers to transcribe music to braille for the prodigy will open doors for other musicians with disabilities.
Cameron Knight to assume role of Mason Gross School’s BFA acting head in fall 2021 semester
Actor, director, and educator Cameron Knight has been named director of the Mason Gross School’s highly competitive BFA acting program. Knight, scheduled to begin work at Mason Gross this fall, replaces longtime BFA acting head Barbara Marchant, who is retiring.
Rutgers–New Brunswick joins a2ru to integrate the arts and scientific research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has joined the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru), which encourages leading research universities to integrate the arts into the pursuit of knowledge in other disciplines. For Rutgers’ flagship, a leading public...
Condemning Racist Violence against Asian Americans
Dear Members of the Mason Gross Community, Recent months have seen a dramatic rise in violence and harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country. The murders in Atlanta last week of eight individuals, including six women of Asian descent,...
