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Rutgers delegation fostered academic alliances and strengthened alumni engagement during March visit

In a major step to bolster its global visibility, an institution-wide delegation from Rutgers University visited India in March 2025. The visit marked a strategic push to deepen Rutgers’ engagement with India’s vibrant academic and innovation ecosystem through the exploration of new partnerships, research initiatives, and student mobility programs.

Rutgers Law School Study Abroad Program in Cuba

Cuba may not be a Spring Break hotspot—particularly given that Americans are prohibited from visiting the island solely for tourism. But for a group of Rutgers Law School students, Cuba turned out to be a truly unique and educational Spring Break destination, made possible through a travel course designed to expose students to Cuban law, history, and society through firsthand encounters with local attorneys, activists, students, and community members. The course is taught each year by Rutgers Law Clinical Professor Charles Auffant. Check out this video with highlights from the trip.

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Rutgers Vice President for Global Affairs honored for his contributions to global science and African scholarship

Rutgers University’s Vice President for Global Affairs, Dr. Eric (Rick) Garfunkel, has been elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), joining an elite group of eighty-eight distinguished scientists and scholars (16 from beyond the continent) recognized for their exceptional contributions to scientific advancement and scholarship.

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After nearly two decades, Rutgers University proudly welcomed back alumni Professor Euichul “Charles” Jung for a heartfelt reunion with faculty, students, and the Korean community at the School of Communication and Information. Now serving as director of library services and professor of media studies at Sangji University in South Korea, Professor Jung's return underscored the enduring bonds within the Rutgers global network.

6 Rutgers Faculty Receive Fulbrights, Rutgers Top Producer

Rutgers University–New Brunswick has earned recognition as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars by the U.S. Department of State, securing its place among the nation’s elite institutions for faculty and administrators selected for the program.

Six scholars from Rutgers–New Brunswick have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2024-2025 academic year for a range of projects throughout the world, as announced by the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs on February 25.

MAWF Alumni Panel at Conference in Rwanda

A panel comprised of alumni from the 2024 Rutgers Mandela Washington Fellowship Program presented at the 12th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society (AMRS) in Kigali, Rwanda in December. The panel discussion, titled “Tech Entrepreneurship in Practice” included Highness Mtemah from Zimbabwe, Douglas Remhunga from Zimbabwe, and Rivaldo Costa from Angola, and was moderated by Akpene Hoggar from Carnegie Mellon University–Africa.