After believing a college degree was unattainable, new Rutgers–Camden graduate Gichera Loman plans to pursue a master’s degree. Her success is in large part thanks to a donor-supported Rutgers program for students who have experienced the child welfare system or are at risk for homelessness.

Rutgers University Alumni Association (RUAA) representatives offer tips to the more than 18,000 new alumni who graduated in the Class of 2026.

Mark and Shelley Lampf have attended Rutgers men’s basketball games for 48 years, starting with their first date, but one game was particularly meaningful. They presented a check for $250,000 to Rutgers Cancer Institute in memory of their late daughter, Stefanie Lampf Kennedy, from the foundation they created in her name to further cancer research.

The day before being awarded an honorary doctorate and delivering the Rutgers–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health commencement address, screenwriter and alumnus Christopher Markus visited with Rutgers students and Class of 2026 graduates for an in-depth talk about the craft of writing and his career.

Rutgers Business School student Esron Holder traveled the world, started a business, gained a supportive community and confidence as part of his experience living in the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University–Newark.

Nyree Oliver overcame incredible odds to become a graduating senior who belongs to four honor societies. She shared her story with donors who helped to make her Rutgers education possible, telling them, “Thank you for being the reason lives like mine are forever changed.”

Justin Benton is graduating with his M.D. degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School with deep appreciation for the support he received from scholarship donors, including Rutgers alumnus Ravi Goel.

Kerry Robinson, a Maida Public Interest Fellow, plans a career helping communities provide affordable housing to underserved populations.

Rutgers–Newark graduate with plans for a law career says donors to university programs that support students helped her pursue her dreams.