Nyree Oliver overcame incredible odds to become a graduating senior who belongs to four honor societies. She shared her story with donors who helped to make her Rutgers education possible, telling them, “Thank you for being the reason lives like mine are forever changed.”
Raised by two social workers who earned master's degrees and instilled in her the value of education, Zion Harris followed in her parents' footsteps but forged a new path in STEM. The northeast Philadelphia native earned a graduate degree in computational and integrative biology at Rutgers University–Camden, where she will continue her academic journey as she pursues a Ph.D.
Fourteen years after first arriving at Rutgers University–Camden as a first-generation college student, Camden native and Army veteran Luis Colon is preparing to cross the commencement stage this May with a degree in management and a story defined by resilience, service, and determination.
For Harsimar Sawhney, nursing is both a personal calling and a family tradition. This spring, she will graduate from Rutgers University–Camden as a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), joining her two older brothers as the family's third DNP graduate from the School of Nursing.
Born in Bamako, Mali, and raised in the Bronx, Aminata Diallo’s journey to graduating from Rutgers Law in Camden this May reflects a life shaped by determination, family, culture, and a drive to forge her own path where none existed before.