In its latest Impact Report to stakeholders, the Rutgers University–Camden Community Leadership Center (CLC) traces its origins and details how three decades of university-community partnership have served as a model of educational equity and achievement both in Camden and beyond. 

The Rutgers Democracy Lab has selected two Rutgers–Camden doctoral students for its inaugural Democracy Summer Research Fellowship program, a new initiative that supports multidisciplinary research to strengthen the understanding of American democracy. 

Rutgers University–Camden is proud to announce the 2026 cohort of the Chancellor’s Mayoral Internship Program. This year’s cohort—the largest in the program’s history—includes six students from across the university's undergraduate, graduate, law, and dual-degree programs who will spend the summer working alongside city leaders, exploring careers in public service, and strengthening their connection to the Camden community.

Rutgers University–Camden students Oscar Rios Barragan and Lucas Liona have been named Spring 2026 recipients of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a nationally competitive program that supports students pursuing study and internship opportunities abroad.

Bob Fishman, a New Jersey native and celebrated scholar who taught at Rutgers–Camden for more than a quarter of a century after finishing his doctorate at Harvard University, has made a series of generous gifts to support students where he was once inspired as a young professor.

Recent alums of the graduate program in psychological science, who served as research assistants in the Resilience, Equity, and Community Health Lab, will continue their education and scholarship at three highly regarded Ph.D. programs.

What began in 2016 with two students seeking guidance on competitive national awards has grown into a nationally recognized model for scholarship advising at Rutgers University–Camden. Their work was highlighted this past spring when the office hosted a national workshop for Gilman Scholarship advisors.

In The Mission Generation: Reclaim Your Purpose, Rewrite Success, Rebuild Our Future Rutgers School of Business–Camden Assistant Professor Thomas Fewer and co-author Arun Gupta explore how individuals can align personal purpose with professional ambition as they navigate an increasingly complex world. 

As the 2025–2026 academic year comes to a close, REACH celebrates the work of our affiliated faculty who have been honored for their work not only in teaching and research, but also in community engagement.