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Beatriz De Sousa Lobo, who enjoyed the Class of 2026 Rutgers Future Scholars Convocation, loved being a Scarlet Raider.
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Graduating Senior with Big Dreams Grateful for Donor Support

Rutgers–Newark graduate with plans for a law career says donors to university programs that support students helped her pursue her dreams.

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Med School Is a Family Affair for This Rutgers Grad

Christian Simon is the fifth in his family to earn a degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 

Jodiefoss Ramos, photographed in her U.S. Air Force ROTC cadet uniform, and in her Class of 2026 commencement regalia. Photos by Juliaross Ramos.
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Student Support Program Helped Graduate Reach Her Dream

Jodiefoss Ramos, who is set to graduate from Rutgers and begin a career as a U.S. Air Force nurse, faced challenges that caused her to worry that she would never complete her degree. She says a program backed by donors to the university gave her “the support I needed to keep going.” 

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Commencement Ceremony the First of Many to Come

The Rutgers Future Scholars program in Rahway is helping one single-parent family of five children attend college. The oldest will graduate with a Rutgers degree in May. Inspired by her kids, their mother plans to begin work toward a Rutgers degree this fall.

From left: Rutgers University President William F. Tate IV, Rutgers University–Newark Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson, Rutgers University Board of Governors Chair Amy L. Towers, and Rutgers University–Newark alumnus Richard Roper
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Rutgers–Newark Kicks Off 80th Anniversary Celebration with Focus on Legacy, Opportunity

Rutgers University–Newark celebrated its 80th anniversary at an event that honored its role as a gateway to opportunity and a bedrock of the city and state’s economic and cultural life.

Clockwise from top, Rosie Feliciano-Brown CCAS’04, GSC’17, Tyrus Jackson EJB’17, and Natashi Advani, PHARM’11
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Alumni Volunteers Make an Impact

Rutgers volunteers value their experience supporting the university community.

The newest members of the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni, from left, James F. Dougherty, Gloria A. Bachman, Eric LeGrand, James H. Rhodes, and Creighton Drury. Photos by John O’Boyle.
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An Inspiring Quintet of Rutgers Alumni

Five extraordinary Rutgers University graduates were inducted into the university’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni on Thursday night.

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Rutgers Board of Governors Approves 2026 University Commencement Speakers

Christopher Markus to address Rutgers–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health; Jonathan Capehart to address Rutgers–Newark; and Antonio D. Tillis to address Rutgers–Camden graduates

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Endowed Legacy Professorship Established in Psychiatry and Genomics

The Rutgers Board of Governors have approved the Tortora Pato Family Endowed Legacy Professorship, created by a faculty couple at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

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