Alum Advances Equity & Mental Health in Higher Ed

Student leadership at Rutgers–Camden lit the spark, and today Public Administration MPA alum Josefina Ewins is carrying that flame into state policy work that prioritizes equity and mental health. In “Alumna Champions Student Voices in Higher-Ed Reform” by Christina Lynn, Ewins is recognized for channeling her experiences on campus into a career as a policy… continue reading

Using Deep Learning to Predict Brain Aging from MRI Scans

Eshaa Gogia, an alum of the Data Science MS program at Rutgers–Camden, and Iman Dehzangi, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, coauthored a new study with Arash Dehzangi. Their article, “Automated Subregional Hippocampus Segmentation Using 3D CNNs: A Computational Framework for Brain Aging Biomarker Analysis,” was published in Algorithms as part of a… continue reading

Chancellor Talks with Award-Winning Alum

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

New Poetry from Alum Explores Place & Survival

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

EMPA Alum Elected NJCM President

Mayor Jason Cilento’s swearing-in as President of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM) marked a defining moment at this year’s 60th Annual Spring Conference, held May 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. A graduate of the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program at Rutgers–Camden, Cilento brings both a… continue reading

Back & Ready to Elevate Graduate Student Success

The newest addition to the Rutgers Graduate School-Camden leadership team is no stranger to this campus. Mitch Larson, M.A., M.S.Ed., built the foundation of his academic and professional career right here, earning both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice at Rutgers-Camden before setting off to make an impact in higher education. His journey… continue reading