Rutgers University is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, Rutgers will host 25 of Africa’s brightest, emerging leaders for a six-week Leadership in Business Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Rutgers has been chosen as an Institute Partner each year since the program’s inception in 2014 and is connected to our 375 alumni of the program. Get to know some of our alumni here.
Rutgers Center for Research on Ending Violence and Rutgers Global Partner with U.S. Department of State to Host Discussion on Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention
Andrew Krapivin, named a Goldwater Scholar last year, plans to build upon his research in computer science at the University of Cambridge
The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Global Health Fair returned on December 6, following a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, normally held every December in New Brunswick, features poster presentations by faculty, staff, and students who have engaged in global health related activities.
Danielle Falzon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Rutgers University – New Brunswick, shares her reflections of the recent COP29 summit.
The Center for Global Education launched the Staff Global Learning Fellows Program, a professional development opportunity for mid-career professionals at Rutgers last year. The program allows staff members the opportunity to gain field-based experience designing and running a global learning program, under the guidance of an experienced Rutgers University faculty member. It is also designed to encourage staff members with expertise in various aspects of student services to contribute by applying their learning and expertise to the design of new or expanded global learning programs. Rutgers Global is seeking nominations for current staff members who would like to serve as a Fellow. Please see below for more information about applying for this opportunity.
On November 4, Rutgers Global joined with the Rutgers Foundation to hold a make-up in-person graduation celebration in Shanghai for our Chinese students who graduated during the pandemic. These students completed their studies at Rutgers but, due to the travel and capacity restrictions enacted during the Covid pandemic, were able to participate in an online ceremony. The Shanghai event was a success, drawing an audience of more than 500 recent Rutgers alums and their friends and family. Here are photos from the event, and a highlights video.
When Sharellis Sepulveda first enrolled at Rutgers University in Camden, she wasn't sure what she wanted to study. But as a first-generation student who had come to the United States with her family from the Dominican Republic when she was just 13 years old, she did know she was passionate about attending college.
Atiya Aftab is cofounder of the interfaith organization Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom.
A delegation of 27 representatives from leading Chinese universities visited Rutgers University in late September to meet and discuss ways to collaborate in the areas of student and faculty exchange and international research. Organized by the China Education International Exchange Association (CEAIE), a Chinese organization focusing on facilitating conversation between China and the world in the field of education, the "Double First-Class" universities represented included Peking University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, Fudan University, Tongji University, Southeast University, Xiamen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Southern University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Lanzhou University, and South China University of Technology. The delegation attended a two-day meeting at the Institute for International Education (IIE) in New York, and then visited Rutgers and Columbia University during their short visit to the U.S. See some photos from the event.
Rutgers University is committed to removing any barriers that would keep students from participating in study abroad opportunities. Last year, Rutgers Global–Study Abroad launched the Passport to the World initiative, which seeks to increase the number of Rutgers University matriculated students with U.S. passports. Upon learning about the initiative and to help spread the word, Chancellor Antonio Tillis and Associate Dean of International Students and Global Programs Elizabeth Atkins from Rutgers University–Camden increased the number of awards for Camden students.