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Rutgers Oral History Archives

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Dr. Jeffrey Rubin is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at Rutgers University. Born in 1949, Rubin grew up in Hoboken and went to Rutgers College, majoring in mathematics. In the interviews, Rubin recalls his undergraduate years as a member of the Class of 1970, focusing on memorable professors, speakers who visited campus, the effect of the draft on his class, and the turbulent spring semester of 1970. Rubin went to graduate school at Duke University from 1970 to 1975 and earned his Ph.D. in economics. 

Rubin served as an economics professor at Rutgers University from 1976 until his retirement in 2016. Over the course of his career as a faculty member, Rubin served as the undergraduate director in the Economics Department, faculty advisor for the Rutgers-New Brunswick College Fed Challenge Team, member of the Academic Oversight Committee for Intercollegiate Athletics, and NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative. He received the Warren Susman Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2013.

Jeffrey Rubin's oral history is a part of the Class of 1970 Oral History Project to commemorate the class's fiftieth reunion milestone.

(Shown in the photo from left to right are Jeff Rubin and Barbara Rubin.)

Targum Cover 11 22 1963a

 

"HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died

 

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.

Images from that day and the events that followed remain etched in our collective consciousness—the open-top Presidential limo traveling down the people-lined streets of Dallas; President Lyndon Baines Johnson taking the oath of office on Air Force One beside a shaken First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; John, Jr. saluting his father's passing casket at the funeral in DC.

Those who lived through that traumatic period can recall both their initial shock and the nuances of their reactions.

In "HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died, ROHA presents a sampling of stories related to the Kennedy tragedy, a touchstone event for multiple generations.

The Rutgers Targum (campus newspaper) cover from its November 22, 1963 issue. (Image courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)

 

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Voices of Veterans

 

Voices of Veterans is an online exhibit showcasing passages from oral history interviews of veterans who served in the Second World War and in wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. ROHA created this exhibit in commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MORE ONLINE EXHIBITS 

 

 

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