Rutgers alumnus Jim Cullen will reach a special milestone in his giving to Rutgers this year when the scholarship he created is awarded to a 100th Piscataway High School graduate. His endowment has helped reduce expenses for students so they can focus on academics and volunteering.

Alumnus Ben Axler, who created a scholarship in his name to benefit students when he was just 34 years old, has created a second Rutgers Business School scholarship named after his company, Spruce Point Capital Management to support students for years to come.

Dennis Dutch learned on the Rutgers football field that playing defense meant anticipating the next move and standing fearless in the face of pressure. He carried those lessons through 47 years of defending his country as a federal agent and investigator, dealing with national security, organized crime, arson, bombings, and corruption.

A Rutgers program at Atlantic Cape Community College helped Storybook Land’s owner write his next chapter.

An anonymous gift to the Rutgers Law School in Camden funding a scholarship named for Joel B. Rosen, a retired federal magistrate judge and 1973 Rutgers Law alumnus, will support law students in financial need. The gift was celebrated in honor of Rosen’s 80th birthday.

Combining the best of Rutgers’ two medical schools—each with long histories of exceptional education and service—will create opportunities to serve New Jersey in myriad ways. Pending accreditation in 2027, the New Jersey Medical School in Newark and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick will form one powerhouse: the future Rutgers School of Medicine. The generosity of donors will play a key role in the ongoing transformation of medical education in New Jersey.

The memories of the 37 Rutgers University alumni who died on that fateful day were honored on its 25th anniversary with the placing of a wreath and flags beside the 9/11 memorial and the ringing of the Old Queens bell on the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick.

Gloria Steinem celebrated the creation of an endowed chair at Rutgers named in her honor as a “bringing together of worlds” and “a sign of progress.”

Twenty-five years after Rutgers alumnus Neil G. Shastri died in the World Trade Center attacks, his family and friends celebrate his legacy through endowed scholarships that benefit students in the Rutgers Future Scholars program.