When I first started thinking about this article, I was sitting in a workshop as Leslie Morrow was introducing the presenters at the Rutgers Reading and Writing Conference of 2016.
The event was well-attended, 1100 teachers ready to listen and learn. But to start the conference, there was a ton of Rutgers pride. Alums, including myself, were asked to stand and then Morrow implored us to send our children to Rutgers—”the best public institution in the state!” And then the Glee Club sang to us about the revolution, football and then led us in the Rutgers Hoorah!