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Chancellor Phoebe Haddon Announces Intention to Step Down from RU-Camden Helm

Since accepting the role of chancellor in 2014, Chancellor Haddon has guided RU-Camden forward in many substantive ways, focusing on student access and success and by expanding graduate and undergraduate opportunities while overseeing the elevation of RU-Camden's Carnegie national research designation to R2. Chancellor Haddon, a lawyer, will return to the law school faculty as a professor beginning July 1 while also serving as the chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. More. 

RU-New Brunswick / Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences Commencement

Journalist Lester Holt will address graduates at the 254th anniversary commencement of RU-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences on May 17, 2020.
RU-Newark Commencement

Renowned media personality, recording artist, author and philanthropist Angela “Angie” Martinez will deliver the keynote address at the RU-Newark Commencement Ceremony on May 20, 2020
RU-Camden Commencement

Nikole Hannah-Jones, architect and lead author of The New York Times’ landmark 1619 Project, American Bar Association President Judy Perry Martinez, and Judith Persichilli, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health, will receive honorary degrees from RU–Camden during commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, May 20, and Thursday, May 21.

Profile: RU Medical Schools' Dean Robert Johnson

Dean Johnson is the only dean in the history of the United States to oversee two medical schools at once, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges. And one of only a handful of African American deans in a profession that is markedly lacking in diversity among its leaders. More.

Governor, at Bloustein, Discusses Ethics Reform Proposals

Governor Phil Murphy unveiled a comprehensive ethics reform plan at a public policy lecture at Rutgers on Wednesday night, saying changes will allow residents to be more engaged and better informed in the political process. More.

Rutgers Law Brings Students Together to Tackle School Segregation

Nearly 300 New Jersey high school students got together at RU-Newark recently to tackle one of the State’s thorniest problems: how to solve school segregation. More.

Rutgers Study Finds Elevated Vaping Rates by Teens

There may be a far higher prevalence of vaping than previously reported among youngsters in New Jersey, according to a Rutgers University study, which found that nearly 90% of adolescents surveyed have used JUUL brand e-cigarettes. More.