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In the News This Week
University-based Recovery Houses Championed by Governor in State of State Address

Governor Christie used his annual State of the State speech on January 10 to propose new policies and programs meant to address a growing opioid epidemic statewide, including through significantly more State support for recovery housing on college campuses. Rutgers was the first university in the country, in 1988, to create housing specifically for students in recovery from addiction. 

RU-Newark To Open Arts Incubator, Express Newark, Downtown

If the walls of the former Hahne & Co. department store could talk, they’d tell a story of 116 years of booms, busts, triumphs, and tribulations. However, on Jan.17, the iconic structure in the heart of Newark’s downtown will express a new story: one of reincarnation.

RU-Camden Expands Access to MFA in Creative Writing  

Students in the master of fine arts (MFA) program in creative writing at RU–Camden will now have more time to focus on their literary pursuits, thanks to new funding available to full-time students that will cover tuition and living expenses.
R Game Day—First Basketball Tailgate in NYC

The Rutgers University Alumni Association announces an exciting new R Game Day tailgate experience for alumni and friends to show off their Scarlet Pride! Join us in NYC on January 28 before Rutgers takes on Wisconsin at Madison Square Garden.