A recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program grant, Pauline Kung, of North Haledon, N.J., taught English as a foreign language to school children in Taipei, the East Asian nation’s capital city, from August 2025 to June 2026. The 22-year-old, who earned a bachelor of arts degree (majoring in political science and criminal justice) from the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick in May 2025, discusses designing lessons for 400-some students, her plans to attend law school and running road races during her time abroad. 
 

Rutgers Global hosted its annual Study Abroad Fall Fair on September 16 in the Livingston Student Center and welcomed more than 600 students who came to learn about the 140 study abroad programs in 50 countries around the world that Rutgers offers. This year’s theme was the Night Market, and students enjoyed learning about study abroad programs under the lights and partaking in treats like candy sushi, popcorn, hot dogs, and ice cream. There was also a psychic at the fair, guiding our students to their study abroad destiny. Here are photos from the event.
 

An art exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, which runs from Sept. 9 through Feb. 14, and an event at Kirkpatrick Chapel celebrate Rutgers’ early ties to the island nation. The exhibition, Japan In/Out of View, begins in the 1860s, when Rutgers hosted some of the earliest Japanese students visiting the U.S. and became the first university in America to admit students from Japan as early as 1867. The university also hosted “Rutgers Meets Japan: A Celebration of Friendship,” on September 12 at Kirkpatrick Chapel.