When New Jersey teens age out of the child welfare and foster care system, they often lose access to food, housing, and transportation, as well as academic and professional connections. A Rutgers program supported by donors, including a recent $100,000 gift from two alumni, helps undergraduates who have experienced the child welfare system or homelessness.
Yanela Frias, who holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Rutgers University–Newark and an MBA from the Rutgers Business School, was the first woman to be named CFO of Prudential Financial, which has deep ties to the university. In May, she delivered the business school’s MBA and Graduate Program Convocation address in Newark.
A legacy professorship named for Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) Distinguished Professor Joanna Burger has been approved by the Rutgers Board of Governors.
The Rutgers Oral History Archives keeps alive stories of Rutgers alumni and other World War II veterans, including those who stormed the beaches of Normandy in 1944 on D-Day, a key date on the road to Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), which celebrated its 80th anniversary on May 8.
A forum hosted by the Rutgers School of Social Work’s Center for Research on Ending Violence recognized a gift in support of scholarships and honored a Rutgers alumna.
Future surgeon Justin Benton draws encouragement and inspiration from Ravi Goel, the ophthalmologist whose scholarship he receives.