The fourth annual spring Scholarship Incubator, held virtually this year, explored engaged scholarship at Rutgers, including its definition and purpose, and steps SC&I should take to further explore what engaged work means within and for the school.
Alumna Jacqueline Pereda ’08, who majored in English and Journalism and Media Studies, is a writer, producer, and comedian passionate about creating comedy that comments on the culture and our universal struggle with identity. She recently wrote, directed, and produced her half-hour comedy pilot/short, “Generation por qué?,” now streaming on HBO Max and HBO Latino.
Dunston explains how her Master of Communication and Media degree helps her achieve her goals every day in her role as Communication(s) Specialist at Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc.
The student organization, aimed at empowering women in SC&I’s Information Technology and Informatics major, is being honored by Rutgers University-New Brunswick for their excellence in “creativity, originality, ingenuity, and/or resourcefulness in addressing local and global issues.”
In her third book, Professor Emerita Kay Ann Cassell explores and provides solutions to the challenges faced by directors, staff members, and board of trustee members as they work to successfully manage modern public libraries.
