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From left, Bob Fishman with Paula Pinto, a Rutgers–Camden student who benefitted from a scholarship he funded and named for his mother. Photos by Ron Downes Jr.

Bob Fishman, a New Jersey native and celebrated scholar who taught at Rutgers–Camden for more than a quarter of a century after finishing his doctorate at Harvard University, has made a series of generous gifts to support students where he was once inspired as a young professor.

Gichera Loman at the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences–Camden commencement ceremony

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.