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Juliana Di Cosmo stands arms crossed in a school hallway.

Rising Stars in Education: Three Future Teachers Earn Top State Honors

The student teachers from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s College for Education and Engaged Learning are recognized among New Jersey’s best for their deep commitment to education

Director of the New Jersey Hearing Aid Project Elena Kagan-Weitz supervises Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Audiology students Julianna Mijal and Emma Simas as they work on hearing aids.

Empowering Communities Through Sound: The NJ Hearing Aid Project at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

How a strategic state partnership fosters student growth and enhances hearing health for New Jersey residents in need

Graduate in cap and gown cheering as red and white confetti fills the air during Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s 2026 Spring Commencement at Prudential Center.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Honors Graduates at 2026 Spring Commencement

From first‑generation scholars to global changemakers, the Class of 2026 cross Prudential Center stage

Tia Atieh stands, arms crossed, outside University Hall.

A Life Rebuilt: How a Tragedy Led One Student to Her True Calling

After surviving a national tragedy in Lebanon, graduating senior Tia Atieh finds her purpose and a ‘second home’ at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

Jason Cameron runs through choreography in Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s dance studio .

MFA Grad Choreographs a Future in Dance Education

Jason Cameron takes center stage as Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Graduate School speaker

Isaac Afriyie-Addo onstage with a computer.

The First Graduate of the Cali Pathways Project Plays Into the Similarities of Music and Business

For graduate Isaac Afriyie-Addo, it’s about balancing passions — classical and jazz piano, composition and business and information systems

SGA President Leila Jones, stands in foreground, with executive board members, from left, Carmela Beitler, Edlyn Eugene and Danny Gonzalez. Edlyn and Danny are leaning against a tree.

The Students Representing the Class of 2026 on Commencement Stage

From scholarships to food‑insecurity efforts, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s SGA team heads into the graduation spotlight after reshaping support for students across campus

Jacob Roby sits in a classroom full of red chairs.

From an ‘American Dream School’ Education at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ to a Future in Policy and Global Studies

National security research, D.C. experience and a highly competitive U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship put this Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ graduate on a path to public service

Melvin Rodriguez, wearing a white lab coat with a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ patch and blue gloves, sits at a fluorescent microscope in a dim lab. He looks intently through the eyepiece while holding a petri dish glowing bright green under the microscope lens, surrounded by scientific equipment and incubators in the background.

A Promise to His Grandmother Will Carry Him to a Career in Medicine

For Molecular Biology major Melvin Rodriguez, studying melanoma in zebrafish is more than academic – it’s a promise kept and a path toward healing

Ana Barahona

Finding Her Voice at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Speaking Up on Climate at the United Nations

Political Science major Ana Barahona turned faculty mentorship, research and early‑morning commutes into a UN climate role and a future in law and leadership

Leilani Ford, in a butterfly costume, flies above fellow cast members onstage.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Musical Theatre Students Make Debut at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Theater programs at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ offer students stage opportunities from community theater performances to the bright lights of New York City

Casey Coleman walks along a campus pathway, holding a travel coffee mug, with long rows of empty folding tables on one side.

The Brains Behind World’s Fair Day at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

Associate Director of Campus Activities Casey Coleman is helping to bring more than 250 events to life at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial, including a trifecta of celebrations to end the spring semester