At Rutgers-Newark, graduate student Mi Hyun Yoon found a mentor who helped inspire her to research Korean American history—rarely the focus of academic study—and a place to pursue her goals as an activist.

For years Mohamed Sanu made his mark on the football field at Rutgers and then for the NFL. Now he is working to make a difference for children in Sierra Leone, his mother’s native country where he lived briefly growing up.

Congratulations to Mohini Mukherjee, Executive Director of International Student Services at Rutgers Global, who has been selected as one of sixty-four higher education leaders from across the country to participate in the prestigious HERS Leadership Institute (2023-2024). 

Amara Chineme, a young professional from Kenya, describes the impact of the Mandela Washington Fellowship on her and how it will influence her work.

Rutgers University has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will support the expenses associated with obtaining a passport for 25 Rutgers students. 

For two weeks this spring, Kyra Bostic served as a delegate participating in talks to develop a landmark international agreement to protect the oceans, which play a crucial role in absorbing carbon emissions – a key driver of climate change.

Join us on April 19th on Morrell Street next to the College Avenue Student Center for our Spring Study Abroad Fair. We’ll have more than 50 tables filled with information on all our study abroad, service learning, and internship opportunities, as well as food, giveaways, and prizes, like scholarships!

Katherine Cann, a PhD student in the department of Geography, shares her reflections on attending this year’s Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP27, with a delegation from Rutgers University. The delegation included Robin Leichenko, Professor of Geography and Co-Director of the Rutgers Climate Institute; Danielle Falzon, Assistant Professor of Sociology; Isatis Cintrón-Rodriguez, PhD Candidate in Atmospheric Chemistry; Shimbi Rhode, a Mandela Washington Fellow at Rutgers; and Rokiatou Traore, Mandela Washington Fellow at Rutgers and Executive Manager of the Herou Alliance. Cann’s research centers on just adaptation to climate change in urban coastal environments in the Northeast United States.