After returning from service with the Peace Corps in Fiji, Hanan Allen sought a graduate program that aligned with her commitment to community development, international public service, and social impact. That search, prompted by a question posed by Public Affairs doctoral candidate Giovi Romero Sarubbi about how her Peace Corps experience shaped her next steps,… continue reading
Writing teaches you to notice what others skim past. It teaches you to listen for subtext, to sit with uncertainty, and to understand that meaning is shaped as much by care as by structure. Those instincts run through the way Alexandra Liebman thinks about teaching. A student in the Teacher Education MAT program, she came… continue reading
From working long shifts at Dunkin’ to stepping onto the podium in a high school music room, Brady Kellum’s journey to teaching is built on patience, persistence, and a lifelong connection to music. Now a Teacher Education MAT student at Rutgers–Camden, Brady is beginning his student teaching experience focused on helping young musicians grow in… continue reading
The moment a substitute teaching job shifted from a temporary step to something she genuinely loved, everything changed for Nichole Deacon. Watching students respond with the kindness and curiosity she once longed for from her own teachers sparked her commitment to becoming an educator. In the reflections that follow, Nichole shares in her own words… continue reading
Standing on the deck of a Camden landmark that has witnessed so many chapters of American history, Professors Katherine Epstein and Andrew Shankman offered insights shaped by years of studying how the past informs the present, a throughline that also defines the History M.A. program. Their work is the focus of Faculty Help Commemorate 250… continue reading
When Oriana Holmes-Price worked with NJPIRG as an undergraduate at Rutgers–Camden, she discovered a passion for advocating on behalf of environmental issues affecting her home state of New Jersey. Now, as a master’s student in the Public Affairs/Community Development program, she has turned that passion into action as Coordinator of External Affairs for Attentive Energy,… continue reading
