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In the News This Week
Rutgers University Partners With Country of Botswana in Broad Collaboration

Rutgers University and Botswana leaders have signed an agreement to launch the Botswana-Rutgers Knowledge Collaborative, a joint initiative to exchange knowledge through technology and develop programs that help Botswana address its strategic development goals as the country emerges as a regional hub of southern Africa. Led by Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi and Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi, the broad partnership will focus on health care, information technology, higher education and research, entrepreneurship and innovation, civic leadership and other needs to help Botswana transform from a predominantly natural resource-based economy into a knowledge-based one. More.
OP/ED: Students' Lack of License to Drive Impedes Success

A Rutgers student and RU-Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor write that the lack of a driver’s license impacts all aspects of student life: not only class attendance, but participation in student programs and professional development opportunities. More.

Prestigious Fellowship for RU-Camden Nursing Professor

Janice Beitz, a professor at the Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden, has been named a fellow of the National Academies of Practice, an interprofessional and national organization that advises governmental bodies on health care delivery in the United States. More.
Rutgers Raises Appreciation of Robeson 

"Rutgers has determined to delve into and be transparent about an institutional history intertwined with slavery and racism, an uncomfortable step that some of America’s most revered colleges and universities increasingly are having to take." More. 

RU Federal Relations VP Honored With Inaugural AAU Award

Francine Newsome Pfeiffer has been selected as the first-ever recipient of the American Association of Universities (AAU) Ripple Effect Award, presented for particularly memorable public service contributions to the AAU community. More.