Digital and Social Media and Social Justice and Media launch in summer 2026, expanding JMS options to five 15‑credit specializations.
At the SC&I Honor's Day Awards ceremony held May 1, the honorees were celebrated for their achievements during the 2025-2026 academic year in research and teaching; academic excellence; and professional service.
This award, bestowed by Rutgers University Academic Affairs, "honors lecturers from any discipline who have demonstrated excellence in classroom instruction."
In March 2026, members of the Rutgers Society of Professional Journalists traveled to Boston to attend the prestigious Power of Narrative journalism conference, where they learned from some of the industry’s most influential storytellers.
The question is no longer whether students can learn. It is whether they can think when learning is automated-adapt when conditions change, decide when no answer is given, remain curious when answers are abundant, and create when everything appears to already exist.
Rivera’s work centers on community-led, culturally responsive, multilingual health communication for Latino/a/x communities and examines how social media supports health messaging among community leaders in Puerto Rico.
In Chicago this week, Rutgers scholars are contributing to interdisciplinary research on health communication, data use, and school-based mental health at SBM’s 47th Annual Meeting.
An April 2 event at Alexander Library, hosted by SC&I, brought together readers from across campus and beyond, highlighting children’s and teen literature as a bridge across cultures, languages, and experiences.
Inductees receive honors and recognition during a night celebrating excellence in communication studies.
