Award-winning author and Rutgers–Camden Creative Writing MFA alumnus Michael Deagler joins Chancellor Antonio D. Tillis in this episode of On Point with Tillis. Deagler’s debut novel, Early Sobrieties, received the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and has been praised as “an exquisitely honest, humorous, and poignant depiction of life on the far side of addiction.”… continue reading
“I can call myself a data scientist, a mathematician, and a quantitative analyst,” Touba Marrie says. “But of all these things, the central pillar is mathematics, and I’m proud of it.” In With Roots in The Gambia, Graduate Found Opportunity and Purpose at Rutgers–Camden, Christina Lynn shares Touba’s story—a journey that carried him across Africa,… continue reading
Teens are spending less time together in person, facing tighter curfews, and navigating a world of public spaces that often aren’t designed for them—or even welcome them. NPR’s 1A dug into these issues in a recent episode titled “How Building Public Spaces for Teens Can Fight Loneliness and Isolation,” hosted by Jenn White. Among the… continue reading
The Catastrophes, the debut chapbook by Rutgers–Camden MFA alum Marie Scarles, has been described as a powerful meditation on the aftermaths we live through—industrial, environmental, emotional. The poems trace what’s been left behind and what refuses to disappear, moving through landscapes shaped by labor, illness, memory, and ruin. Scarles examines what it means to keep… continue reading
“I want to change lives,” Andrea Sellers says. “Especially for children in unique situations, because I’ve been there.” That clarity of purpose has shaped Andrea’s path through the Psychological Science graduate program at Rutgers–Camden. As Christina Lynn reports in Student Success: Rutgers–Camden Graduate Champions Mental Health for Underserved Students, Andrea brought her experience as an… continue reading
A Rutgers–Camden curriculum rooted in language, story, and cultural understanding is gaining international reach. Dr. Ana Laguna, Graduate Program Director for the new Spanish for Health Professions Certificate, has been selected for a prestigious Fulbright award through the Fulbright Finland Foundation in partnership with the University of Oulu. The award recognizes her contributions to healthcare education… continue reading
