Global News, April 2024

Rutgers Global Announces 2024 Global Grants Recipients: Rutgers Global is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Rutgers Global Grants. These modest seed grants are offered yearly to all Rutgers faculty, including tenured, tenure-track, clinical, and NTT faculty. This year, there were four categories of grants: (1) International Collaborative Research, (2) Global Health, (3) Global Environmental Change, and (4) Faculty-led Study Abroad.


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Rutgers Engages in Ghana and Nigeria: Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor Antonio D. Tillis traveled to Ghana and Nigeria in January to explore ways for the university to engage more deeply in the region through student and faculty exchanges and collaborative partnerships. He was accompanied by Senior Vice Chancellor Jimmy Jung on the visit and, in Nigeria, joined by Rutgers Global Associate Director Shakirat Bola Ibraheem.


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Women Mathematicians Thrive at Rutgers, Continuing a Tradition from the 1960s: Over the last year, five women faculty members in the Department of Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences, received external honors, including appointments to prestigious scholarly associations and awards for research excellence. The women also represent a diversity of nationalities: they are from Albania, Australia, Serbia, Spain, and the United States.


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Doctoral Student’s Grant Will Support Student Wellness: Joseph Abbas was awarded an $8,000 grant from Chancellor Antonio D. Tillis to support original research that focuses on the impact of social media health apps on student wellness. Progressing from a background as an orphan in Nigeria, Abbas, who is a first-generation student, attained a master of science in clinical psychology from the University of Jos before coming to Rutgers. 


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Rutgers Law Clinic Urges U.N. Probe into Law Enforcement's Failure to Investigate U.S. Rapes: The Rutgers Law School International Human Rights Clinic sent a formal request for an investigation to two United Nations Investigative Bodies: the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls and the Commission Against Torture. The request urges them to investigate the United States’ failure to investigate rape, and to test and process “rape kits.”


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Salam Al Kuntar Featured in article about At-Risk Scholars: A Philadelphia Inquirer story on the six “at-risk scholars” that Penn has brought to campus since its Penn Global office launched a new program in 2021 notes Salam Al Kuntar, Rutgers Global Assistant Dean of Middle Eastern Affairs, became an assistant professor of classics at Rutgers after her time as a scholar at Penn.


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Here’s a recap from our Global Spring Festival last week featuring snacks, crafts, and Brazilian samba dancers!


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Rutgers Global had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Karina Abreu Cano, Director of the Language Center at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY). Dr. Cano was hosted by Dr. Mary Curran, Director of Local-Global Partnerships and Professor of Practice in Language Education at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education (GSE). UADY is a longtime partner of GSE and School of Social Work, and we encourage additional units at Rutgers to explore partnerships with them.


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Join us on 4/6/24, as Rutgers will present “Global Hip Hop and Civics Education,” a day-long workshop for K-12 educators, Rutgers students and faculty, and artists and community leaders throughout our region. More Info: https://loom.ly/pAPm1F0


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2024 Education as Disruption Virtual Intensive, April 3, Virtual


@RUDiversity and Diversity Education Network are hosting the 2024 Education as Disruption Virtual Intensive on March 27 and April 3.


Dr. Nicole M. Houser, Assistant Dean for Curriculum Internationalization, Rutgers Global-Study Abroad & Nela Navarro, Rutgers Global-Study Abroad will be leading the "Disrupting Linguistic Discrimination in Higher Education: Cultivating Practices of Linguistic Inclusivity" session. Anu Gupta, Assistant Dean, Global Academic Programs, Rutgers Global, will be leading the "Biases and Fears on the Learning of International Students" session.


Open to Staff, Faculty, and Students.


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Spring 2024 International Student Workshop: Drop-in OPT Q&A, April 11, 2:30-4:00 pm, Academic Building, Room 2400. College Ave. Campus


Bring your laptop and come with questions! This session is for students who have completed the off-campus workshop in RGlobal and have questions about their OPT application materials. This is a group session where students can ask questions about their e-forms or documents to an International Student Advisor while learning from their fellow students who are applying for OPT. Please note that this is for students who already have a basic understanding of the OPT process. Students are expected to have started the material review e-form in RGlobal before coming to this session. 


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Friendship Fridays: Zen Garden Making, April 12, 4:00-5:00 pm, The Yard Commons, College Ave. Campus


Friendship Fridays are open to all Rutgers students, both domestic and international, from 4:00-5:00pm. Each week there will be a different theme where attendees can enjoy games, activities, and conversation - all while making new friends from around the world. 


This week, take time to relax and de-stress by building your own Zen Garden.


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International Scholar Speaker Series: A Conversation with Claudia Gil Arroyo and Ming-Yi Chou, April 17, 2:00-3:00 pm, Zoom


Join us for this virtual dialogue with faculty members from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), who will discuss how they are working with the community to advance environmental, economic, and social sustainability in New Jersey (and beyond). 


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Spring 2024 Wellness Events for International Students, April 26, 1:00-3:00 pm, Buccleuch Park, 321 Easton Ave, New Brunswick


Check out the last Wellness Workshop for International Students by CAPS and Rutgers Global-ISSS this spring!


"Cultural Fusion, Wellness, Snack & FUN"


This outdoor picnic-style workshop covers wellness challenges and achievements and offer games and snacks.


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Friendship Fridays: Ice Cream Social, April 26, 4:00-5:00 pm, 30 College Ave.


Celebrate the end of the semester and warmer weather with some ice cream. 


Location: Rutgers Global Courtyard, 30 College Avenue  


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Rutgers Day, April 27, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, College Ave. Campus


Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10 am-4 pm when Rutgers Day returns on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus! Embark on a global adventure with Rutgers Global! Pick up your passport and collect stamps at our interactive tables to earn a Rutgers Global prize (while supplies last). Discover how Rutgers engages with the world and celebrate our diverse global community!


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Rutgers Global is the university-wide office for international affairs at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The office provides extensive study and service-learning abroad opportunities, academic support for international students, visa and immigration processing for international students and scholars, international partnership facilitation, and on-campus global programming that helps to educate students and professionals alike. Rutgers Global is committed to comprehensive internationalization for both students and faculty, creating resources and opportunities to enhance our global engagement at home and abroad.