Navigating the demands of public service and private operations requires a skill set that’s both broad and deeply practical. As an Operations Area Manager at Rutgers–Camden, Robert Brant found that balance through the Master of Public Administration program. In this piece, he reflects on how the MPA helped him think more strategically, lead more effectively,… continue reading
Even gray skies couldn’t dim the spirit of the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) this spring. For the second year in a row, the annual hike through Wissahickon Valley Park unfolded under steady April rain—but that didn’t stop students from trekking the Philadelphia-area trails with good humor and even better company. Just days later, the GSO… continue reading
This spring, two Master of Public Administration students from Rutgers Graduate School–Camden were named recipients of the Critical Language Scholarship, one of the U.S. Department of State’s most selective international education programs. Their awards were featured in Three Rutgers–Camden Students Receive State Department Scholarships by Caroline Brobeil. Amy Glasser will study Swahili in Tanzania, building… continue reading
What do termite mounds and E. coli have in common? For Ph.D. candidates Meron Dibia and Truman Dunkley, they represent the frontiers of scientific inquiry—and the focus of their groundbreaking dissertation research. Both students, currently completing their doctorates in the Computational and Integrative Biology program, have been awarded the 2025 Chancellor’s Dissertation Completion Award. Part… continue reading
With a background in federal service and a passion for community development, Amy Glasser was looking for more than a degree—she wanted a program that could help her grow into a public leader. She found that in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Rutgers–Camden. Drawn by the program’s structure for working professionals and… continue reading
Charlotte Brontë’s Villette is a novel shaped by uncertainty, isolation, and psychological resilience. Its protagonist, Lucy Snowe, moves through liminal spaces—on the edges of social circles, between cultures, and within shifting states of consciousness. These in-between spaces are central to Kailey Piré’s thesis. A second-year MA student in English and Media Studies, Kailey is examining… continue reading
