Bestselling Author and Advocate Heather McGhee to Speak at Rutgers University–Camden
Camden, NJ – March 6, 2025: Rutgers University–Camden is pleased to announce that Heather McGhee, a New York Times best-selling author and policy advocate, will be the keynote speaker for the 2025 Chancellor's Lecture Series, which will be held on March 11 at 4 p.m. in the Campus Center.
McGhee will speak about her award-winning book, “The Sum of Us,” which examines why the current zero-sum paradigm suggesting that progress for some must come at the expense of others has led to much of the division and conflict within modern American culture. Through economic and sociological research, she details the costs of racism while arguing that true change happens when people come together across race to accomplish what simply cannot be done otherwise.
An influential media voice and a former NBC contributor, McGhee regularly appears on NBC's Meet the Press and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Deadline White House, and All In. She has also shared her opinions, writing, and research in numerous outlets, including the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Politico, and National Public Radio.
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.
The lecture is free, but advanced registration is required.
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About Rutgers University–Camden
Ranked #46 in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Public Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University–Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 5,700 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and more than 1,500 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach. A U.S. Department of Education-eligible Minority Serving Institution, Rutgers–Camden thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals. Rutgers–Camden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers University–Camden among its “Best Bang for the Buck” universities and best national universities. Rutgers–Camden holds Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research, creative output, and scholarly activity.