Liz Ševčenko is founding director of the Humanities Action Lab (HAL), a growing consortium of over 30 universities, led from Rutgers University-Newark, that collaborate with issue organizations and public spaces
Hyacinth Miller is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Rutgers University–Newark, where she teaches in both the Department of Africana Studies and the Department of Political Science. She also lectures in
Mark Krasovic received his PhD in American Studies from Yale University in 2008. His research and teaching interests center on the cultural and political history of the modern United States
Javier Robles is an Assistant Teaching Professor, and Director of the Center for Disability Sports, Health and Wellness at Rutgers University. He is a Juris Doctor graduate of Seton Hall
Dr. Michael Conteh holds a Ph.D. in Global Affairs from Rutgers University’s Graduate School in Newark. His research focuses on the critical role of higher education institutions as anchors in
Sydney Johnson is a PhD candidate in the American Studies Program at Rutgers University, Newark. She holds an MA in Public History from American University and has collaborated with various
Christelle Jasmin (she/her) is a PhD candidate in American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark. Her research utilizes a black feminist lens to theoretically and materially investigate intersections of critical animal studies
Moira Armstrong (they/them) is a second-year PhD student in the American Studies program with research interests in queer and disability studies, the COVID-19 pandemic, public history, oral history, and asexuality
Esperanza Onoria Santos (she/her) is a graduate student in the American Studies program at Rutgers University–Newark, where she has worked with the Queer Newark Oral History Project, the James Street
Roula Seghaier is a labor unionist with 15 years of organizing experience with migrants, refugees, and workers of the informal economy. Her academic training is in political studies, transitional justice,