Education and Curriculum Materials librarian in the David & Lorraine Cheng Library at William Paterson University, Neil Grimes, initiated his program, "Real Men Read," to combat low male literacy rates. As a Ph.D. candidate in the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, Grimes received the Emerging Strategy Award from the United States Library of Congress to propel his project.

'Real Men Read': Library of Congress awards recipient's mission to raise male literacy rates

On October 10, Bronwen Everill, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing student at Rutgers—Camden and director of the Centre of African Studies at the University of Cambridge, published her book, "Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance." Launching her release with a book tour in the U.K., it will be available in the U.S. in 2025. 

Rida Kadri

'Real Men Read': Library of Congress awards recipient's mission to raise male literacy rates

Rutgers—Camden student's new book aims to challenge Western narratives on economics in Africa