Press, Publications & Awards
One of our foundation principles at the University of Orange is to celebrate our accomplishments. This is the part of our site where we celebrate the appearances of University of Orange and our related projects in the press. Enjoy!
Recent Press
2025
- University of Orange holds its ninth annual Music City Festival – Essex News Daily (May 18, 2025)
2024
- University of Orange has lots to offer – Record Transcript (February 25, 2024)
- Church hosts concert for peace, love – Essex News Daily (March 30, 2024)
2023
- Orange’s Four-day Music City Festival Opens with Jazz Trombonist Slide Hampton Tribute – The Four Oranges (May 4, 2023)
2022
- Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joy in Our Citie – Harvesting Happiness Podcast (October 12, 2022)
- The Sound of Music City: Orange, NJ – Shelterforce (May 25, 2022)
2021
- N.J. music festival to celebrate diversity of cultures with ‘dancing in the streets’ – NJ.com (May 24, 2021)
- University of Orange provides music-making as a creative tool to help communities heal from collective trauma – The Kresge Foundation (March 24, 2021)
2019
- A ‘Free People’s University’ in New Jersey Brings Long-Time Residents and Newcomers Together – Next City (May 30, 2019)
2015
- An Antidote for the Unjust City: Planning to Stay – Next City (October 19, 2015)
- The Town Shrink: Trained as a psychiatrist, Mindy Thompson Fullilove now puts entire cities on the couch – New York Times Magazine (June 23, 2015)
2013
- Orange, New Jersey: Making a Place – Planners Network, written by celebrated UofO teachers Margaux Simmons & Jamy Lasell.
2012
- How I learned to Love My Hometown – Yes! Magazine – An article by Mindy Fullilove & Molly Kaufman (July 9, 2012)
- From murals to music, N.J. neighborhoods are alive with creativity – Star-Ledger (February 19, 2012)
- Chalk movement brings haiku to the streets of N.J. – Star-Ledger (April 12, 2012)
2011
- Communal earth oven in Orange helps to cook up food, foster community – Star Ledger (December 11, 2011)
2010
- Adinkra Temporary Murals in Orange, NJ – CNN iReport (April 20, 2010)
2009
- Students record tribute to Orange teacher being laid off –Star-Ledger (May 14, 2009)
- Murmur hopes to improve Orange resident’s connection with city – Star-Ledger (September 29, 2009)
- Orange, NJ looks back – Here & Now – [murmur] – (November 9, 2009)
Publications and Presentations
Built Environment Root Shock Special Issue, June 2024
Root Shock 20 – Docomomo, October 11, 2023
Home Schooling – Urban Omnibus, May 4, 2023
“What is ours to do?” Connection during a pandemic’s time of shelter-in-place – Urban Geography, Volume 43, 2022 – Issue 6, May 12, 2022
Music on Main: Supporting a Tangle of Main Streets during the Covid-19 Pandemic – Built Environment, Volume 48, Spring 2022
In The Circle of Sound: Music City Keynote Presentation at A2RU – The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru), November 3, 2021 In the Circle of Sound – DENSE Magazine, 2021
Awards
- Planning Excellence Award from the American Planning Association for Cody Rouge project
- Core Value Award in the Creativity and Innovation from International Association of Public Participation (iap2) for Roundhouse project, 2023