The 1972 Rutgers alumnus addressed graduates during the 259th anniversary commencement of Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Health.
“Becoming a clear and direct writer was among the most important lessons I learned at Rutgers,” Gaffen said.
“The world needs creative, committed, and responsible journalists and media makers more urgently than ever, and these students are leading the way,” said Chair of the Journalism and Media Studies Department and Professor Lauren Feldman.
22 SC&I Journalism and Media Studies majors were inducted into the Rutgers University Chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha (KTA) for the 2024-2025 academic year at a ceremony held on May 7, 2025.
The highly prestigious Pulitzer Prize, one of the top literary prizes in the United States, is “designed to celebrate excellence in journalism, arts, and letters.”
