Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor Antonio D. Tillis traveled to Ghana and Nigeria in January to explore ways for the university to engage more deeply in the region through student and faculty exchanges and collaborative partnerships. He was accompanied by Senior Vice Chancellor Jimmy Jung on the visit and, in Nigeria, joined by Rutgers Global Associate Director Shakirat Bola Ibraheem.
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.
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.
Amara Chineme, a young professional from Kenya, describes the impact of the Mandela Washington Fellowship on her and how it will influence her work.