Baby Books Become Research Resource The extensive 1,300-volume collection of Baby books at UCLA spans 138 years of history, and represents the only one of its kind. It is particularly valuable because of its large scale, and researchers from across the country often frequent it… “It just keeps growing, and I just have to keep… continue reading
Dr. Bluebond-Langner, founder of the Center for Children and Childhood Studies, was named Board of Governors Professor of Anthropology on October 7th. Chancellor Pritchett in his congratulatory note to Prof. Bluebond-Langner praises her many achievements: “Myra’s research into the worlds of children confronted with life-threatening illness has helped to define a field of study, rightly… continue reading
The Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University is delighted to announce that Patrick Cox and Anandini Dar have been named as the co-recipients of the David K. Sengstack Endowed Graduate Fellowship for AY 2010-2011. Patrick Cox is finishing up his second full year as a full-time doctoral student in the Department of Childhood Studies. … continue reading
The Rutgers Center for Children and Childhood Studies first ECE Spring Conference was met with an overwhelming response from the Camden City community. One Hundred and four educators participated in an all day conference that provided four hours of professional development hours for participants. Specialized tracks in infant/toddler, preschool, Spanish and ECE leadership made for… continue reading
Dr. Charles Watters (Childhood Studies) discusses his research and work with refugee children in an article posted on the website of the Times of Malta. https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100531/local/refugee-children-have-dreams-too
The David K. Sengstack Foundation, based in Princeton, has donated $750,000 to launch the David K. Sengstack Endowed Graduate Fellowship at Rutgers–Camden. The fellowship will seek to attract and support “the best and brightest graduate students” from across the nation to study childhood while pursuing their doctoral degrees at Rutgers–Camden in the nation’s very first… continue reading
