Chancellor’s Lecture Series
Chancellor’s Lecture Series
The Chancellor’s Lecture Series strives to provide timely and ongoing conversation with scholars and activists on trending topics, domestic and global, that challenge and amplify our understanding of global civility and humanity. Topics include conversations on racism, discrimination, classism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and other prejudices that challenge our vision of a beloved community at home and abroad. Invited guests will engage multiple communities on campus and will give a public lecture for the campus community and the greater Camden community.
2026 Lecture Series
The Politics of Inclusion
A conversation with former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean
Tuesday, February 24
4:00–6:30 p.m.
Governor Kean will share his memories of growing up amidst privilege and power, discuss his innovative ideas for the Republican Party after Reagan, and reveal the strategies that transformed New Jersey into one of the nation’s most progressive states. This conversation will illuminate how we can work together across political and ideological differences for greater societal impact.
Previous Events
2025 Lecture Series
Heather McGhee
Tuesday, March 11
Heather McGhee, New York Times bestselling author and policy advocate, took us on a journey across the country, exploring with compassion, intelligence, and care what we lose as a result of the zero-sum paradigm—the idea that progress for some must come at the expense of others. McGhee argued that what would actually improve our lives—from our infrastructure to our education system and democracy itself—would be to come together across divides.
2024 Lecture Series
Susan Benesch
Wednesday, April 24
Susan Benesch, founder and director of the Dangerous Speech Project spoke to Rutgers–Camden members about how speech can inspire violence - and to find ways to prevent this, without infringing on freedom of expression.
2023 Lecture Series
Dr. Ibram X Kendi
Monday, March 27, 2023
Five-Time New York Times #1 Bestselling Author Ibram X. Kendi Captivated Rutgers–Camden at Chancellor’s Lecture Series.
2022 Lecture
Sheryll Cashin
Monday, April 11, 2022
Featuring scholar Sheryll Cashin, the Inaugural Chancellor’s Lecture Series focused on "Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality."
Nominate a Speaker
Nominations to recommend a potential speaker for an upcoming lecture series are closed. For questions or requests for late submission, please contact Olivia Glenn.
Chancellor’s Strategic Initiatives: “15-in-5”
View the five-year strategic initiative plan, “15-in-5”, which focuses on 15 chancellor-level competitive grants and awards to advance the student educational experience and to support the advancement and development of faculty and staff. The goal is to implement and sustain these initiatives within five years.