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In the News This Week
Mellon Grant Allows NJ-STEP to Expand, Provide More Pathways to Success for Students After Prison

Barry Pinckney, pictured, is one of the more than 1,300 students who have completed courses through the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons Consortium (NJ-STEP) – an association of higher education institutions, based at RU-Newark, that works with the New Jersey Department of Corrections and State Parole Board to provide college courses for incarcerated individuals. A recent $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will expand the humanities education courses available to the incarcerated by NJ-STEP that will allow for a smoother transition following their release. More.
Rutgers to Create Mental Health Technology Transfer Center

The School of Health Professions has received a $4.2 million federal grant to train mental health practitioners as part of a new effort by the U.S. Department Health and Human Services to improve mental health services nationwide. More.

Rutgers' Ready to Run: Training Women for Political Campaigning

The non-partisan program, based in New Brunswick and featured recently by the Big 10, is a national network of non-partisan campaign training programs committed to electing more women to public office. Watch here.
RU-Newark Lauded for Graduating Low-Income Students

In a new report from the New America Foundation, RU–Newark was cited among the “best of the best” public, four-year institutions for enrolling and graduating low-income students. More.

 
RU-Camden Undergrads Named Student Veterans of the Year

Anina Tyler of Millville, pictured, and Drew Bendler of Pennsauken have been named RU–Camden’s outstanding female and male student veterans for 2018. The honor is bestowed annually during the school’s annual Veterans Day observance. More.