For Laureano, who graduated from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in 2015 and is the director of NBC’s creative development team for the Olympics and Paralympics, working behind the scenes is her everyday reality.

Driven by the vision of Journalism and Media Studies faculty members Steve Miller and Neal Bennett, and powered by JMS students Chloe Berwick, Dio Gonzalez, and Melly Merida, JMS Voices is reshaping hands-on media creation at Rutgers in real time.

SC&I Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies and of History  David Greenberg, the author of John Lewis: A Life, a 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist in biography, discusses the origins of Black History Month. 

A Rutgers Master of Communication and Media student’s winding journey through journalism, mentorship, and networking leads to Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports, and the Olympic stage.

 

To ensure that AI systems to avoid discriminating against job applicants, the authors noted AI tools must be designed with fairness in mind, using inclusive and representative data that does not unfairly disadvantage specific groups.

Healey will receive the award at the NJLA Honors and Awards Ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, February 18, during the 2026 NJLA Conference. 

In his new role as Dean for SC&I, Dr. Klein will be responsible for defining the school’s strategic vision, fostering a collaborative culture, and recruiting and retaining world-class faculty.

With SC&I alumnus Danny Breslauer JMS’10 as co-founder, the newly launched company Breakthrough Jobs is stepping in to solve a major weakness in the modern hiring landscape.

Through this class trip to Verizon, IT and Informatics students gained insight into the collaborative nature of large-scale network operations and the human decision-making behind automated systems.