Visit Campus
See for Yourself!
Learn how Douglass Residential College enhances your Rutgers education. Our in person campus tour, hosted by a current Douglass student takes you on a walking tour around the scenic Douglass campus. The tour includes information about how opportunities and benefits of being a Douglass student, specifically how the Douglass curriculum adds a feminist lens to your undergraduate education. Historically a women's college, Douglass has century-old college traditions, which you will hear about in addition to the ideas of women in leadership, power dynamics for women in society, and women's lived experiences. Imagine yourself here!
Getting to Douglass
- College Hall: 125 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
- Carpender Hall: 105 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
- For Douglass Walking Tours: Tours begin at Kathleen W. Ludwig Building, 9 Suydam Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Parking is arranged in advance by providing vehicle information at least 24hrs prior to your scheduled visit. Please park in the Douglass Deck, behind the Douglass Student Center. For GPS directions to the Douglass Parking Deck, please click here. Please arrive at least 15 mins. prior to the tour’s start time.
- For Special Events: Arrangements for group parking are made in advance. No parking permit is needed.
College Hall
The Sacred Path
The Sacred Path is the name of the historic walkway from George Street to College Hall. It is also the site of the Sacred Path Ceremony, a Douglass tradition that celebrates the moving up of classes, academic excellence, and student achievement each spring.
Voorhees Chapel
Voorhees Chapel
Voorhees Chapel is one of two chapels on the Rutgers University – New Brunswick campus. Built in 1925 with a donation from Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees, this Georgian-style chapel is the College’s central location for ceremonies, plenaries, and concerts. Here, you will welcome incoming students at Fall Convocation, engage deeply with Knowledge and Power speakers, celebrate the winter season with Douglass' traditional Yule Log ceremony.
The Kathleen Ludwig Center
The Kathleen Ludwig Center
The Kathleen Ludwig Center is the home of many Douglass programs. In this building, you will take classes, study with friends in collaborative lounges, and attend Douglass events.
Carpender Hall
Carpender Hall
Carpender Hall houses all of Douglass' program staff. At Carpender, you can study and collaborate in the common areas, access free internet, technology, and printing services in the computer lab, and meet with Douglass staff for mentorship appointments.