Our yearlong 250th Anniversary commemoration is making news. Check out these recent articles.

Rutgers Marks Its 250th Birthday on November 10, 2016

• Rutgers recognized as “globally esteemed” institution by New Jersey State Senate (Rutgers Office of Media Relations, 12/21/2016)
• Rutgers University celebrates 250 years (myCentralJersey, 11/11/2016)
• Rutgers 250: Before he was revolutionary, Eric LeGrand was a struggling freshman (NJ.com, 11/11/2016)
• Rutgers Celebrates 250th Birthday (SNJToday.com, 11/10/2016)
• New Brunswick: Rutgers University Celebrates 250th Anniversary (TAP Into Edison, 11/10/2016)
• Rutgers’ 250th anniversary: Fireworks, scarlet and bell-ringing Thursday (101.5, 11/10/2016)
• Empire State Building lit scarlet as Rutgers turns 250 (11/10/2016)
• Rutgers throwing birthday blowout for 250th anniversary (NJ.com, 11/9/2016)
• Empire State Building to glow scarlet red for Rutgers' 250th birthday (NJ.com, 11/9/2016)
• Rutgers marks 250 years of history, new beginnings for state university (NJ.com, 11/9/2016)
• Empire State Building to Shine Scarlet on Thursday (TAP Into New Brunswick, 11/9/2016)
• Bells Are Ringing: Rutgers To Celebrate 250th Anniversary With Church Bells (New Brunswick Patch, 11/9/2016)
• Rutgers president to discuss university's history at Westfield Y (NJ.com, 11/8/2016)
• Rutgers University President to Speak in Hale Series (TAP Into Westfield, 11/8/2016)
• Nov. 10: A Day of Revolutionary Thinking in New Brunswick (TAP Into New Brunswick, 11/7/2016)
• Tracking the “Next Big Thing” (New Brunswick Patch, 11/7/2016)

Rutgers 250th Anniversary Commencement

• President Obama sits down with The Daily Targum (Daily Targum, 5/12/2016)
• President Obama's address will make more history for Rutgers University (Examiner.com, 4/17/2016)
• President Barack Obama to Deliver Commencement Address at Rutgers University (TAP Into Edison, 4/15/2016)
• The Politics of Rutgers University's 250th Commencement (The Observer, 4/15/2016)
• Rutgers Expects President Barack Obama Commencement Speech to Draw 50,000 (NBC10.com, 4/15/2016)
• How Rutgers students—including Republicans—are reacting to Obama visit (NJ1015.com, 4/15/2016)
• Obama to speak at Rutgers; Christie calls it ‘great honor’ (Philly.com, 4/15/2016)
• President Obama to speak at Rutgers University commencement (Press of Atlantic City, 4/14/2016)
• Obama joining the party at Rutgers; will speak at commencement in school's 250th anniversary year (NorthJersey.com, 4/14/2016)
• Obama to deliver Rutgers commencement address (App.com, 4/14/2016)
• Obama to Give Commencement Speeches at Howard, Rutgers, USAF (NBS News, 4/14/2016)
• Obama to Deliver 3 Commencement Speeches (The New York Times, 4/14/2016)
• Rutgers students want Obama to discuss race, student debt at commencement (NJ.com, 4/14/2016)
• Want tickets to Obama's Rutgers commencement speech? Most are already taken (NJ.com, 4/14/2016)
• Is this a joke? Rutgers' prez on receiving Obama commencement call (NJ.com, 4/14/2016)
• President Obama to speak at Rutgers commencment (NJ.com, 4/14/2016)

Rutgers 250 Kickoff Celebrations

• Let the Revolution Begin (Rutgers Magazine, Winter 2016)
• How Rutgers Turned an Abandoned Skyscraper into a Luxury Dorm (NJ.com, 11/22/2015)
• Look inside New Writers’ Sanctuary in Camden, Walt Whitman's 'Invincible City' (NJ.com, 11/18/2015)
• Rutgers Dedicates Writers House in Camden (Philly.com, 11/18/2015)
• Rutgers–Camden Opens “Writers House” In Restored Historic Building (CBS Philly, 11/17/2015)
• Rutgers–Camden Writers House Opens (Courier-Post, 11/17/2015)
• Treasured South Jersey Landmark Reopens as Writers House at Rutgers University–Camden (Rutgers–Camden NewsNow, 11/17/2015)
• Happy Birthday, Rutgers: Johnson & Johnson to Provide Scholarships for Students in Health-Related Fields (Rutgers Office of Media Relations, 11/11/2015)
• Students Show What Revolution Looks Like during Rutgers’ 250 Celebration (Daily Targum, 11/11/2015)
• Rutgers 250, a Yearlong Celebration of Rutgers 250th Anniversary (36-photo gallery, NJ.com, 11/10/2015)
• Rutgers Kicks Off Year-Long 250th Birthday Party (New Brunswick Patch, 11/10/2015)
• Rutgers to Celebrate Its 250th Anniversary with a Year of Events (Examiner.com, 11/10/2015)
• Rutgers Receives $50G Pledge from J&J for 250th Birthday (myCentralJersey.com, 11/10/2015)
• Rutgers Protestors Highlight their Causes at 250th Anniversary Kickoff (myCentralJersey.com, 11/10/2015)
• Surprise! See Rutgers' Unusual Birthday Present (NJ.com, 11/10/15)
• Rutgers 250th Anniversary Celebration Starts Today. See Vintage Photos (NJ.com, 11/10/2015)
• Rutgers Set to Kick Off 250th Anniversary Celebration (myCentralJersey.com, 11/9/2015)
• Celebrating Rutgers' 250th Anniversary (Rutgers Office of Media Relations, 11/9/2015)

Rutgers 250 Initiatives, Academic Programs, and Events

• Beyond Words: Alumnus Carl Safina, a renowned animal behaviorist, reveals the capacity of animals to think and feel. (Rutgers Magazine, Winter 2016)
• Alone Together: “Black on the Banks" relives life in the 1960s for African-American students at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. (Rutgers Magazine, Winter 2016)
• Rutgers Women Highlight Importance of Predecessors at Symposium (Daily Targum, 3/9/2016)
• Endowed Rutgers Law School Lecture Explores the Religious Origins of Rutgers During 250th Anniversary (Rutgers Office of Media Relations, 3/4/2016)
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Former Rutgers Law Professor Led the Legal Campaign for Gender Equality (Rutgers Office of Media Relations, 2/29/2016)
• Rutgers Releases Seeds for Classic Jersey Tomato -- Again (Phillyvoice.com, 2/27/2016)
• Rutgers University Says They've Developed A Better Tomato (CBS New York, 2/24/2016)
• New Tourism Kiosk Unveiled at Rutgers (MyCentralJersey.com, 2/19/2016)
• Big Step for Camden's 'Eds and Meds' Corridor (Courier-Post Online, 2/16/2016)
• Rutgers Microbiologist Helped Crack the Genetic Code That Revolutionized Medicine and Agriculture (New Brunswick Patch, 2/8/2016)
• N.J. Scientist Helps Crack Genetic Code, Then Gives It Away (NJ.com, 2/8/2016)
• At Rutgers–Camden, Hailing a Hero of Gay-Marriage Fight (Philly.com, 2/4/2016)
• Rutgers Celebrates Illustrious Past, Present in Pictures (Big Ten Network, 2/2/2016)
• Zimmerli Art Museum Wants You to Submit for Crowdsourced Exhibition (BroadwayWorld.com, 1/30/2016)
• Rutgers at 250: Professor Chronicles University's Triumphs and Scandals (NJ.com, 12/27/2015)
• Rutgers through the Years (photo gallery, NJ.com)
• Pepsi Releases “Rutgers 250” can (NJ.com, 12/14/2015)
• University Holds 250th Charter Reenactment (The Daily Targum, 11/22/15)
• Tasting History: Rutgers Celebrates 250 Years with Journey through New Jersey Food (NJ.com, 11/9/2015)
• Books with Insider Perspectives of Rutgers Anniversary (myCentralJersey.com, 11/6/2015)
• Celebrating Rutgers 250th Anniversary through Food (myCentralJersey.com, 11/6/2015)
• New Image for University Is “Distinctly Rutgers,” School Says (NJ.com, 6/25/2015)
• Rutgers Revolutionaries: A Collection of Articles Featuring Rutgers' Alumni (Rutgers Office of Media Relations)

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• Clemens: Rutgers Attempts to Face Colonial History (Daily Targum, 3/20/2016)
• On International Women's Day, meet 16 women who have shaped our region (The Seattle Times, 3/8/2016)
• Can Rutgers Land Obama as 2016 Graduation Speaker? (NJ.com, 3/2/2016)
• Yanni: Construction of Rutgers' River Dorms Marked Transition to Modernity (Daily Targum, 2/28/2016)
• Justice: Rutgers Shaped by Student Protests that Promote Common Good (Daily Targum, 2/14/2016)
• Rutgers Prep Celebrates 250th Anniversary (myCentralJersey.com, 1/6/2016)